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Water disinfection with geopolymer–bentonite composite foam containing silver nanoparticles
- Source :
- Materials Letters. 311:131636
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- Geopolymers resemble conventional ceramics but can be manufactured at near-ambient temperatures. In this work, geopolymer–bentonite composite foam with silver nanoparticles was prepared and applied for water disinfection, inspired by point-of-use ceramic water filters. The inactivation efficiency against Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci bacteria was found to be promising (0.6–2.4 and 0.3–1.4 log₁₀ reductions, respectively) for ∼1 d. However, the inactivation efficiency against somatic coliphage viruses was poor (
Details
- ISSN :
- 0167577X
- Volume :
- 311
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Materials Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0ee4832d5b9dab65b552b4b0c11f7afe