Silver nanoparticle-alginate composite beads for point-of-use drinking water disinfection.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-alginate composite beads were synthesized using three different approaches as filler materials of packed columns for simultaneous filtration-disinfection as an alternative portable water treatment process. The prepared composite beads were packed into a column through which Escherichia coli containing water was filtered to evaluate the disinfection efficacy. Excellent disinfection performance (no detectable viable colony) was achieved with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) as short as 1 min (the shortest tested) with the SGR (Simultaneous-Gelation-Reduction) and AR (Adsorption-Reduction) beads that were prepared using in situ reduction of Ag(+). Comparatively, the SGR beads released significantly less Ag(+)/AgNPs than the AR beads did within the same HRT. From the results of this study it was identified that SGR may be the best choice among all three different synthesis approaches in that the SGR beads can achieve satisfactory bactericidal performance with a relatively low material consumption rate.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lin, S; Huang, R; Cheng, Y; Liu, J; Lau, BLT; Wiesner, MR
Published Date
- August 2013
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 47 / 12
Start / End Page
- 3959 - 3965
PubMed ID
- 23036278
Pubmed Central ID
- 23036278
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1879-2448
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0043-1354
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.005
Language
- eng