Magnetic Bimetallic Fe/Ag Nanoparticles: Decontamination and Antimicrobial Agents Chapter

abstract

• Bimetallic iron and silver containing nanoparticles (Fe-Ag NPs) have numerous applications in optical, medical, and remediation fields. This chapter reports the synthesis and characterization of bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs with core-shell structures. These bimetallic NPs can be applied to remove phosphate and reduce nitrate in the aqueous solution. Bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs also showed their effectiveness in transforming the halogenated aromatic contaminants in the environment. The silver NPs in the bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs generally enhance the removal of pollutants in water. Examples of antimicrobial and antifungal properties of bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs are given. Bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs are magnetic and can be easily separable after the water treatment. Bimetallic Fe-Ag NPs are promising materials for decontamination of water. 2013 American Chemical Society.

authors

• Sharma, Virender

author list (cited authors)

• Sharma, V. K., Siskova, K. M., & Zboril, R.

citation count

• 8

complete list of authors

• Sharma, Virender K||Siskova, Karolina M||Zboril, Radek

Book Title

• Interactions of Nanomaterials with Emerging Environmental Contaminants

publication date

• January 2013

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• ACS Symposium Series  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/bk-2013-1150.ch011

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 978-0-8412-2916-7

start page

• 193

end page

• 209

volume

• 1150

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1150.ch011