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ZnO nanofluids: Green synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial

activity Abstract: Zinc oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized by microwave decomposition of zinc acetate precursor using an ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide, [bmim][NTf2] as a green solvent. The structure and morphology of ZnO nanoparticles have been characterized using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The ZnO nanofluids have been prepared by dispersing ZnO nanoparticles in glycerol as a base fluid in the presence of ammonium citrate as a dispersant. The antibacterial activity of suspensions of ZnO nanofluids against (E. coli) has been evaluated by estimating the reduction ratio of the bacteria treated with ZnO. Survival ratio of bacteria decreases with increasing the concentrations of ZnO nanofluids and time. The results show that an increase in the concentrations of ZnO nanofluids produces strong antibacterial activity toward E. coli. 1.1. Experimental Materials Preparation of ZnO nanoparticles Preparation of suspension of ZnO nanoparticles Testing of antibacterial activity 1.2. Results and discussion Characterization of the ZnO nanoparticles Biological activity 1.3. Conclusions 1.4. References

2. Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and study of their antibacterial and

antifungal properties Abstract: In this paper, ZnO nanoparticles have been synthesized with and without the use of surfactants under different reaction conditions. The size of the ZnO nanoparticles varied in diameter (2 nm28 nm) according to the reaction conditions employed. Promising particle size dependent antibacterial and antifungal activities of the ZnO nanoparticles have been observed. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques were used to characterize the particle size and morphology. 2. Experimental All chemical reagents such as ZnSO47H2O, NaOH, HCl, ethyl acetate and acetone were of analytical grade (MERCK) and were used without further treatment. 2.1. Synthesis of a natural surfactant 2.2.Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles 2.3. Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanoparticles 2.4.Antifungal activity of ZnO nanoparticles 2.5.Results and discussion 2.6.Conclusions 2.7.References 3. Structural, optical, photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of zinc oxide and manganese doped zinc oxide nanoparticles Abstract:Polycrystalline ZnO doped with Mn(5and10at%)was prepared by theco-precipitation method.The effect o fMn doping on the photocatalytic ,antibacterial activities and thein fluence of doping concentration on structural, optical properties of nanoparticles were studied. Structural and optical

properties of the particles elucidated that the Mn2+ ions have substituted the Zn2+ ions without changing the Wurtzite structure of ZnO .Theoptical spectra showed a blue shift in the absorbance spectrum with increasing dopant concentration. The photocatalytic activities of ZnO powders were evaluated by measuring the degradation of methylene blue(MB) in water under the UV region. It was found that un doped ZnO bleaches MB much faster than manganese doped ZnO upon its exposureto the UV light.The potential toxicity of nanosized ZnO and Mn doped ZnO were investigated using both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria as test organisms .The results showed that Mn doped ZnO nanoparticles enhanced the antibacterial activity than ZnO nanoparticles. 3.1. Experimental Materials Metods - the co-precipitation method Characterization-XRD Results and discussion Conclusions References 4. Antimicrobial nanomaterials for water disinfection and microbial control: Potential applications and implications

5. Antibacterial activity of ZnO nanorods prepared by a hydrothermal 6.

method Synthesis and characterization photocatalytic disinfection of contaminated water of ZnO nanorod films for

Abstract: The growth of ZnO nanorods on a flat substrate was studied as a function of the main parameters used in their preparation and their ability to photocatalytically eliminate bacteria in water. The seed layer was obtained, by a spray pyrolysis technique, from a zinc acetate solution. Subsequently, to grow the rods, the seeds were immersed in a basic solution of zinc nitrate maintained at 90 C. The growth parameters, thickness of the seed layer, acidity of the precursor solution used to obtain the seed layer, and the rate of crystal growth on the seed layer during the thermal bath treatment, were studied. The resulting materials were characterized morphologically by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM); X-ray diffraction and TEM were used to study their structure and ultravioletvisible spectroscopy to determine their absorbance. Most of the obtained materials were textured in the (002) direction perpendicular to the substrate. The rods have a hexagonal cross section between 60 and 150 nm. Using these rods, the photocatalytic degradation of Escherichia coli bacteria in water was studied; a positive influence of the surface area and crystalline growth on the degradation rate was observed.