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Preparation of zeolite-cellulose composites for water disinfection

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The drinking water shortage is globe concern currently, thus, developing an economical, green, antibacterial composites is urgent. Here, we report a simple and scalable strategy to synthesize zeolite-cellulose composites by the filter paper immersed in the precursor solution of synthetic zeolite. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray fluorescence spectrophotometer (XRF), infrared spectra (IR), and thermogravimetry analyzer (TGA). It was confirmed that the sub-micron zeolite was successfully embedded into cellulose. Zn2+ and Cu2+ are induced into the composites by ion exchange, the composites were able to able to kill nearly all viable bacteria of 1 L of the natural water sample via gravity driving, demonstrating high suitability for practical water disinfection. Furthermore, after the dynamic test of deionized water, the contents of Zn2+ and Cu2+ ions exuded are far below the standard of drinking water, indicating that the materials are safe and have a long-term antibacterial property.

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Chen, C., Wang, G. & Xu, X. Preparation of zeolite-cellulose composites for water disinfection. J Porous Mater 28, 1459–1468 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-021-01096-y

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