Inactivation of Bacterial Spores and Vegetative Bacterial Cells by Interaction with ZnO-Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles and UV Radiation

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Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences. Sciences School. Universidad de las Américas Puebla. Ex-Hacienda de Santa Catarina Mártir. C.P. 72810. Cholula, Puebla, México
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Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Received: 30 June 2017 Accepted: 22 September 2017 Published: 29 September 2017

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ZnO-Fe₂O₃nanoparticles (ZnO-Fe NPs) were synthesized and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The generation of chemical reactive hydroxyl radicals (^•OH) was measured spectrophotometrically (UV-Vis) by monitoring of p-nitrosodimethylaniline (pNDA) bleaching. Inactivation of E. coli and B. subtilis spores in the presence of different concentrations of ZnO-Fe NPs, under UV_365nm or visible radiation, was evaluated. We observed the best results under visible light, of which inactivation of E. coli of about 90% was accomplished in 30 minutes, while B. subtilis inactivation close to 90% was achieved in 120 minutes. These results indicate that the prepared photocatalytic systems are promising for improving water quality by reducing the viability of water-borne microorganisms, including bacterial spores.
- Drinking water,
- nanoparticles,
- photocatalysis,
- hydroxyl radicals,
- zinc oxide,
- iron oxide,
- Bacterial inactivation,
- Bacterial spore inactivation
Citation: José Luis Sánchez-Salas, Alejandra Aguilar Ubeda, Beatriz Flores Gómez, Oscar Daniel Máynez Navarro, Miguel Ángel Méndez Rojas, Silvia Reyna Tellez, Erick R. Bandala. Inactivation of Bacterial Spores and Vegetative Bacterial Cells by Interaction with ZnO-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles and UV Radiation[J]. AIMS Geosciences, 2017, 3(4): 498-513. doi: 10.3934/geosci.2017.4.498

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ZnO-Fe₂O₃nanoparticles (ZnO-Fe NPs) were synthesized and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The generation of chemical reactive hydroxyl radicals (^•OH) was measured spectrophotometrically (UV-Vis) by monitoring of p-nitrosodimethylaniline (pNDA) bleaching. Inactivation of E. coli and B. subtilis spores in the presence of different concentrations of ZnO-Fe NPs, under UV_365nm or visible radiation, was evaluated. We observed the best results under visible light, of which inactivation of E. coli of about 90% was accomplished in 30 minutes, while B. subtilis inactivation close to 90% was achieved in 120 minutes. These results indicate that the prepared photocatalytic systems are promising for improving water quality by reducing the viability of water-borne microorganisms, including bacterial spores.

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