Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, 61100, Pakistan.
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of H'ail, H'ail 81451, Saudi Arabia.
J Photochem Photobiol B. 2022 Sep;234:112544. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112544. Epub 2022 Aug 14.
Public health is a major concern globally, owing to the presence of industrial dyes in the effluent. Nanoparticles with green synthesis are an enthralling research field with various applications. This study deals with investigating the photocatalytic potential of Fe-oxide nanoparticles (FeO-NPs) for the degradation of methylene blue dye and their potential biomedical investigations. Biosynthesis using Anthemis tomentosa flower extract showed to be an effective method for the synthesis of FeO-NPs. The freshly prepared FeO-NPs were characterized through UV/Vis spectroscopy showing clear peak at 318 nm. The prepared FeO-NPs were of smaller size and spherical shape having large surface area and porosity with no aggregations. The FeO-NPs were characterized using XRD, FTIR, HRTEM, SEM and EDX. The HRTEM results showed that the particle size of FeO-NPs was 60-90 nm. The antimicrobial properties of FeO-NPs were investigated against two bacterial Staphylococcus aureus 13 (±0.8) and Klebsiella pneumoniae 6(±0.6) and three fungal species Aspergillus Niger, Aspergillus flavus, and Aspergillus fumigatus exhibiting a maximum reduction of 57% 47% and 50%, respectively. Moreover, FeO-NPs exhibited high antioxidant properties evaluated against ascorbic acid. Overall, this study showed high photocatalytic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties of FeO-NPs owing to their small size and large surface area. However, the ecotoxicity study of methylene blue degradation products showed potential toxicity to aquatic organisms.
公共卫生是一个全球性的主要关注点,因为废水中存在工业染料。具有绿色合成的纳米粒子是一个引人入胜的研究领域,具有多种应用。本研究探讨了氧化铁纳米粒子(FeO-NPs)在亚甲基蓝染料降解方面的光催化潜力及其在潜在生物医学方面的应用。使用春黄菊花提取物进行生物合成,被证明是合成 FeO-NPs 的有效方法。通过紫外/可见光谱法对新制备的 FeO-NPs 进行了表征,在 318nm 处显示出清晰的峰。所制备的 FeO-NPs 尺寸较小,呈球形,具有较大的表面积和孔隙率,没有团聚。通过 XRD、FTIR、HRTEM、SEM 和 EDX 对 FeO-NPs 进行了表征。HRTEM 结果表明,FeO-NPs 的粒径为 60-90nm。研究了 FeO-NPs 的抗菌性能,对两种细菌金黄色葡萄球菌 13(±0.8)和肺炎克雷伯菌 6(±0.6)以及三种真菌黑曲霉、黄曲霉和烟曲霉进行了测试,结果表明,FeO-NPs 的最大减少率分别为 57%、47%和 50%。此外,FeO-NPs 对抗坏血酸表现出高抗氧化性能。总的来说,由于其较小的尺寸和较大的表面积,本研究表明 FeO-NPs 具有高光催化、抗菌和抗氧化性能。然而,亚甲基蓝降解产物的生态毒性研究表明,它们对水生生物具有潜在毒性。
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