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Chemical and biological treatment of waste water with a novel silver/ordered mesoporous alumina nanocomposite

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One of the serious problems in the present century is chemical and biological pollution of the environment. Nanocomposites are multiphase solid materials that have been used as adsorbent of pollutants such as dyes, pesticides, anions and etc. in the last decades. In this study, a novel nanocomposite including silver nanoparticles and ordered mesoporous alumina (OMA) has been synthesized and used for the removal of dyes pollutants (methyl orange, bromothymol blue and reactive yellow) from aqueous solution. The characterization of synthesized nanocomposite has been performed by TEM, N2 adsorption/desorption, XRD and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The adsorption kinetic and equilibrium data have been obtained by UV–vis spectroscopy. The results show that the silver/OMA nanocomposite (Ag/OMA nanocomposite) is good adsorbent for the removal of anionic dyes from aqueous solution, and also this nanocomposite has a biocidal action against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of Bu-Ali Sina University.

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  1. Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

    B. Yahyaei & S. Azizian

  2. Faculty of Paraveterinary Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

    A. Mohammadzadeh & M. Pajohi-Alamoti

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Yahyaei, B., Azizian, S., Mohammadzadeh, A. et al. Chemical and biological treatment of waste water with a novel silver/ordered mesoporous alumina nanocomposite. J IRAN CHEM SOC 12, 167–174 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-014-0470-2

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