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Ag@Fe3O4@cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposites: microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis, antimicrobial properties, and good adsorption of dye solution

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In this paper, Ag@Fe3O4@cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) nanocomposites were synthesized by a facile and green microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. In the procedure, CNC was used as a reducing agent for the synthesis of Ag. During the whole synthesis process, there were no additional reducing agents or toxic solvents used. The nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrum, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis. In addition, Ag@Fe3O4@CNC nanocomposites were also synthesized by microwave-assisted method and hydrothermal method. Both the effects of reaction time and synthetic procedures on the reduction process of Ag+ by CNC were explored. The results showed that Fe3O4 was formed with sphere-like structure and dispersed uniformly. Ag@Fe3O4@CNC nanocomposites exhibited good adsorption of dye solution, which showed potential applications in water treatment. The antibacterial results showed that Ag@ Fe3O4@CNC nanocomposites had good antibacterial activities toward both Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). The green and facile strategy reported in this paper may be broadly used in synthesizing other metal nanoparticles, as well as organic–inorganic nanocomposites.

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Financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2015ZCQ-CL-03) and the Foundation (No. KF201607) of Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province of China is gratefully acknowledged.

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  2. Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, 250353, People’s Republic of China

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Dong, YY., Liu, S., Liu, YJ. et al. Ag@Fe3O4@cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposites: microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis, antimicrobial properties, and good adsorption of dye solution. J Mater Sci 52, 8219–8230 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1038-1

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