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One-pot synthesis of CNC-Ag@AgCl with antifouling and antibacterial properties

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The cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-Ag@AgCl was prepared by previously adding silver nitrate to a cellulose solution with PVP, then hydrolyzed using sulfuric acid under visible light. In this method, Ag@AgCl could be firmly attached to the CNC surface without using any reducing agent. Experimental data obtained from energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction confirmed the presence of Ag@AgCl on the surface of CNC. The antifouling performance of CNC-Ag@AgCl composites was tested by a model methyl orange-degradation experiment under visible light. The composites could almost completely degrade methyl orange in 180 min, while the composite fabricated in the solution with PVP was more stable. After three experimentation cycles, the degradation efficiency remained at 85%. Also, the composite exhibited excellent antibacterial properties in a test of Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. This work provided an easy way to prepare multifunctional fillers which could be applied in the antifouling and antibacterial field.

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The authors are grateful to Scientific Research Found of Hunan Provincial Education Department, China, for financial support (15K080), Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University (HGY201610), Excellent Youth Foundation of Hu’nan Educational Committee, China, for financial support (18B025), Natural Science Foundation of Hu’nan Province of China (2018JJ2260), and Opening Fund of Key laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Hunan Normal University (KLCBTCM R201811).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410081, China

    Jin Lv, Xiaomin Zhang, Ningya Yu & Shengpei Su

  2. The Key Lab for Fine Processing of Resources and Advanced Materials of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

    Jin Lv, Xiaomin Zhang & Shengpei Su

  3. National and Local Joint Engineering Lab for New Petro-chemical Materials and Fine Utilization of Resources, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

    Jin Lv, Xiaomin Zhang, Ningya Yu & Shengpei Su

  4. Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China

    Jin Zhu

  5. State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China

    Le Deng

  6. USDA, ARS, NCAUR, Bio-oils Research Unit, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604, USA

    Zengshe Liu

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Lv, J., Zhang, X., Yu, N. et al. One-pot synthesis of CNC-Ag@AgCl with antifouling and antibacterial properties. Cellulose 26, 7837–7846 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02658-9

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