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Recent development in antimicrobial activity of biopolymer-inorganic nanoparticle composites with water disinfection potential: a comprehensive review

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Nowadays, water-borne diseases including hepatitis remain the critical health challenge due to the inadequate supply of potable and safe water for human activities. The major cause is that the pathogenic microorganisms causing diseases have developed resistance against common techniques used by sewage water treatment plants for water disinfection. Therefore, there is a need to improve these conventional water treatment techniques by taking into consideration the application of nanotechnology for wastewater purification. The main aim of this paper is to provide a review on the synthesis of biopolymer-inorganic nanoparticle composites (BINCs), their used as antimicrobial compounds for water disinfection, as well as to elaborate on their antimicrobial mechanism of action. The microbial properties affecting the activity of antimicrobial compounds are also evaluated.

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  2. Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark Campus, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

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Leudjo Taka, A., Fosso-Kankeu, E., Naidoo, E.B. et al. Recent development in antimicrobial activity of biopolymer-inorganic nanoparticle composites with water disinfection potential: a comprehensive review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 26252–26268 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13373-z

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13373-z

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