Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Water Disinfection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2 (MS)
2.3. Synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2@TiO2
2.4. Material Characterization
2.5. Antimicrobial Experiments
2.5.1. Shaking Tests
2.5.2. Reusability Tests
2.5.3. Disinfection of Long Island Sound (LIS) Surface Water
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Antimicrobial Experiments
3.2.1. Shaking Tests
3.2.2. Reusability Tests
3.2.3. Disinfection of Long Island Sound (LIS) Surface Water
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | MS-TO2-3 | MS-TO2-7 | MS-TO2-10 |
---|---|---|---|
Fe | 50.2 | 31.5 | 42.0 |
O | 42.1 | 58.3 | 40.7 |
Si | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Ti | 2.5 | 5.6 | 12.6 |
As-prepared | Annealed at 300 °C | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
MIT98, min | % Reduction at 70 min | MIT98, min | % Reduction at 70 min | |
Control (blank) | 50 ± 5 | >98 | 50 ± 5 | >98 |
MS-TiO2-3 (2.5% Ti) | >70 | 80 ± 5 | 25 ± 5 | >98 |
MS-TiO2-7 (5.6% Ti) | >70 | 75 ± 5 | 65 ± 5 | >98 |
MS-TiO2-10 (12.6% Ti) | >70 | 86 ± 5 | 25 ± 5 | >98 |
Trial | MIT98, min | |||
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Control | 30 mg | 10 mg | 1 mg | |
1 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 90 |
2 | 110 | 110 | 70 | 90 |
3 | 90 | 120 | 90 | 100 |
Average | 97 ± 9 | 110 ± 8 | 80 ± 8 | 93 ± 8 |
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Keeley, M.; Kisslinger, K.; Adamson, C.; Furlan, P.Y. Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Water Disinfection. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9090943
Keeley M, Kisslinger K, Adamson C, Furlan PY. Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Water Disinfection. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(9):943. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9090943
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeeley, Monica, Kim Kisslinger, Carman Adamson, and Ping Y. Furlan. 2021. "Magnetically Recoverable and Reusable Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite for Water Disinfection" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 9: 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9090943