Comparison Study on Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Activity of Different Shaped ZnO Nanoparticles

Abstract:

ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized through surfactant free non-hydrolytic organic phase method in which zinc acetate and zinc acetylacetonate were selected as precursors. Structural and size analysis of the as-prepared nanoparticles performed on X-ray diffractometer, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that the obtained nanoparticles were crystalline particles with all reflections matching to wurtzite. TEM images revealed that ZnO NPs from synthesis in which zinc acetate involved as precursor had a shape of sphere while zinc acetylacetonate resulted in rod-shaped nanoparticles. Reaction rates from catalytic activity test performed on Methylene Blue dye (MB) were found to be 2.99×10^-2 min^-1 and 1.98×10^-2 min^-1 for spherical and rod-shaped ZnO NPs, respectively. Antibacterial activity experiments shows rod-shaped ZnO NPs almost completely (99.75%) inhibited the growth of Escherichia Coli while only around 6.5% was survived after treatment of spherical ZnO NPs under same conditions.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 288)
• Pages: 87-97
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.288.87
• Online since: March 2019
• Authors: Ariunzaya Tsogoo, Solongo Batmandakh, Erdene-Ochir Ganbold, Ninjbadgar Tsedev, Philippe Daniel, Alain Gibaud, Arvin Bilegsaikhan, Rentsenmyadag Dashzeveg*
• Keywords: Antimicrobial Activity, Catalytic Activity, Escherichia Coli, Methylene Blue, Photo Degradation, Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

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