Department of Biotechnology/Chemistry, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark 1900, South Africa.
Molecules. 2022 May 31;27(11):3532. doi: 10.3390/molecules27113532.
The disinfection of wastewater using nanoparticles (NPs) has become a focal area of research in water treatment. In this study, zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs were synthesized using the microwave heating crystallization technique and characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Qualitative well diffusion and quantitative minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) tests were conducted to determine the antimicrobial activity of ZnO NPs against selected waterborne pathogenic microbes. FTIR spectral studies confirmed that the binding of urea with Zn occurs through Zn-O stretching. XRD confirmed the crystallized identity in a hexagonal ZnO wurtzite-type structure. The formation of zones of inhibition and low MIC values in the antimicrobial analysis were indicative of the effective antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against the test microorganisms. The application of metallic nanoparticles in water treatment could curb the spread of waterborne microbial diseases.
利用纳米粒子(NPs)对废水进行消毒已成为水处理研究的一个焦点。在这项研究中,使用微波加热结晶技术合成了氧化锌(ZnO)纳米粒子,并通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱和 X 射线衍射(XRD)进行了表征。定性的井扩散和定量的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)测试用于确定 ZnO NPs 对选定的水传播病原体微生物的抗菌活性。FTIR 光谱研究证实,尿素与 Zn 的结合是通过 Zn-O 伸缩来实现的。XRD 证实了六方 ZnO 纤锌矿型结构的结晶特性。在抗菌分析中,抑菌区的形成和 MIC 值较低表明氧化锌纳米粒子对测试微生物具有有效的抗菌活性。在水处理中应用金属纳米粒子可以抑制水传播微生物疾病的传播。