A multifunctional biocide/sporocide and photocatalyst based on titanium dioxide (TiO2) codoped with silver, carbon, and sulfur
Composite nanostructured samples of Ag (0.5-20%)/(C, S)-TiO(2) were synthesized and characterized by EDX, XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis, BET, XPS, and zeta potential measurements. Photocatalytic and biocidal tests revealed that the amount of the codoped silver (Ag(+)) in (C, S)-TiO(2) played a crucial, distinc...
Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1999. - 26(2010), 4 vom: 16. Feb., Seite 2805-10 |
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Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Disinfectants titanium dioxide 15FIX9V2JP Silver 3M4G523W1G Sulfur 70FD1KFU70 Carbon mehr... |
Zusammenfassung: | Composite nanostructured samples of Ag (0.5-20%)/(C, S)-TiO(2) were synthesized and characterized by EDX, XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis, BET, XPS, and zeta potential measurements. Photocatalytic and biocidal tests revealed that the amount of the codoped silver (Ag(+)) in (C, S)-TiO(2) played a crucial, distinctive role in the photodegradation of gas-phase acetaldehyde as well as in the inactivation of Escherichia coli cells and Bacillus subtilis spores. Very interestingly, Ag/(C, S)-TiO(2) nanoparticles (crystallite size <10 nm) have shown very strong antimicrobial properties without light activation against both E. coli (log kill >8) and B. subtilis spores (log kill >5) for 30 min exposures, compared with P25-TiO(2). Thus, for the first time, we have demonstrated that titanium dioxide (an environmentally friendly photocatalyst) codoped with silver, carbon, and sulfur can serve as a multifunctional generic biocide as well as a visible light activated photocatalyst |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 26.04.2010 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1520-5827 |
DOI: | 10.1021/la902844r |