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

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 sewa...

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Published inEnvironmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 21; pp. 26252 - 26268
Main Authors Leudjo Taka, Anny, Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis, Naidoo, Eliazer Bobby, Yangkou Mbianda, Xavier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial activity
Antimicrobial agents
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biopolymers
Composite materials
Disinfection
Drinking water
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Hepatitis
Microorganisms
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Review Article
Sewage
Waste Water Technology
Wastewater
Wastewater purification
Wastewater treatment
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water treatment
Water treatment plants
Waterborne diseases
Antimicrobial mechanism
Water disinfection
Antimicrobial susceptibility test and nanotechnology
Biopolymer-inorganic nanoparticle composite
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-13373-z