Novel Synthesis of Nay Zeolite from Rice Husk Silica: Modification with Zno and Zns for Antibacterial Application

Abstract

Zeolite Y in the sodium form (NaY) was synthesized using amorphous silica ash derived from waste rice husks under hydrothermal conditions. Structural characterization of NaY before and after modification with ZnO and ZnS has been done using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N 2 adsorption-desorption at -196 °C, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The effects of the Na 2 O/SiO 2 and Si/Al ratios, aging temperature and crystallization time on the optimized synthesis of NaY were thoroughly investigated. Thus the regulated Na + impurity concentration in the starting hydrogel was found to act as a template-assisted synthesis of zeolite NaY by the potential incorporation of Al atoms into the zeolite framework. Results of surface analyses indicate that the interactions of ZnO and ZnS with NaY zeolite are distinguishable and thus the higher interaction is observed for the latter. While Zn II has experienced electrostatic bonding interaction with the framework oxygen atoms, creation of mesopores in NaY due to local destruction of the zeolite lattice around the growing ZnS particles was evidenced. Wonderfully, ZnS/NaY exhibited a high performance in prohibiting the growth of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and negligible from P. Aeruginosa, and these important features make it a potential candidate as an antimicrobial agent for controlling implant-related infections.the utilization of silica from RH for the synthesis of various types of zeolite [8][9][10][11][12][13][14], and mesoporous silica such as . Efforts have also been made to use RH as a source of silica for the synthesis of NaY zeolite with the autoclave process. This low-cost process may lead to production of zeolite NaY to be economically able to compete with established commercial zeolite [16]. Zeolites could selectively adsorb biopolymers like protein, DNA, and RNA, and therefore could be used as chromatographic carriers for these molecules [17][18][19][20]. For these reasons, zeolites would be able to selectively adsorb microbial cells and could be used as cell separation carriers in their native state without surface modifications. Zeolites could adsorb each of the bacterial cell species with high selectivity even from a mixed suspension and could therefore be used as effective carrier materials to provide an easy, rapid and accurate method for cell separation [21]. Zinc oxide supported on zeolite with novel physicochemical properties has recently synthesized [22]. There are some reports regarding the industrial uses of ZnO/ zeolite [23][24][25]. This system can also provide significant impact on the design of a controlled-release product for the pharmacological application in alleviating post-weaning diarrhea of piglets.The aim of this research was to use the RH as an amorphous silica source in the synthesis of NaY zeolite under the optimized experimental conditions. The effects of gel aging and crystallization conditions for the synthesis of NaY under fully optimiz...

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