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Preparation and Characterization of the Antibacterial Zn 2+ or/and Ce 3+ Loaded Montmorillonites
Author(s) -
TAN ShaoZao,
ZHANG KuiHua,
ZHANG LiLing,
XIE YuShan,
LIU YingLiang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.200890160
Subject(s) - chemistry , montmorillonite , nuclear chemistry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , zinc , antibacterial activity , cerium , zeta potential , inorganic chemistry , nanoparticle , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , bacteria , materials science , nanotechnology , biology , engineering , genetics
A series of modified montmorillonites including Zn 2+ loaded montmorillonite (Zn/MMT), Ce 3+ loaded montmorillonite (Ce/MMT) and Zn 2+ ‐Ce 3+ loaded montmorillonites (Zn‐Ce/MMT) were prepared by an ion‐exchange reaction, and characterized using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The specific surface areas, zeta potentials and antibacterial activity of the modified montmorillonites were also investigated. Zinc and cerium were proved to be present as bivalent zinc state and trivalent cerium state in the modified montmorillonites. For the modified montmorillonites, the d 001 basal spacings increased and the particles were formed of irregular shapes. The antibacterial activity of the modified montmorillonites was enhanced with the increase of specific surface areas and zeta potentials, and Zn 2+ ‐Ce 3+ loaded montmorillonites displayed obvious synergistic antibacterial effect. When Zn/Ce atomic ratio was 1.24, the Zn‐Ce/MMT showed high antibacterial efficiency and broad‐spectrum antibacterial activity, possessing the MIC against Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus , Candida albicans and Mucor of 1500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 mg·L −1 , respectively.