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Exploring the Potential of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Review of Their Antimicrobial Properties Publisher Pubmed



Kamyab H1, 2, 3, 4 ; Chelliapan S5 ; Hayder G2, 6 ; Yusuf M7 ; Taheri MM8 ; Rezania S9 ; Hasan M10 ; Yadav KK11, 12 ; Khorami M1, 13 ; Farajnezhad M14 ; Nouri J15
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  1. 1. Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, UTE University, Calle Rumipamba S/N and Bourgeois, Quito, Ecuador
  2. 2. Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Selangor Darul Ehsan, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
  3. 3. Department of Biomaterials, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600 077, India
  4. 4. Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT), Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  5. 5. Engineering Department, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jln Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia
  6. 6. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Selangor Darul Ehsan, Kajang, 43000, Malaysia
  7. 7. Institute of Hydrocarbon Recovery, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610, Malaysia
  8. 8. Department of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
  10. 10. Department of Chemical Engineering King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  11. 11. Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Ratibad, Bhopal, 462044, India
  12. 12. Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Nasiriyah, 64001, Iraq
  13. 13. Facultad de Ingenieria en Mecanica y Ciencias de la Produccion, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Via Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  14. 14. Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 54100, Malaysia
  15. 15. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Chemosphere Published:2023


Abstract

Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are of particular interest as antimicrobial agents in water and wastewater treatment due to their broad suppressive range against bacteria, viruses, and fungi commonly found in these environments. This review explores the potential of different types of metallic NPs, including zinc oxide, gold, copper oxide, and titanium oxide, for use as effective antimicrobial agents in water and wastewater treatment. This is due to the fact that metallic NPs possess a broad suppressive range against bacteria, viruses, as well as fungus. In addition to that, NPs are becoming an increasingly popular alternative to antibiotics for treating bacterial infections. Despite the fact that most research has been focused on silver NPs because of the antibacterial qualities that are known to be associated with them, curiosity about other metallic NPs as potential antimicrobial agents has been growing. Zinc oxide, gold, copper oxide, and titanium oxide NPs are included in this category since it has been demonstrated that these elements have antibacterial properties. Inducing oxidative stress, damage to the cellular membranes, and breakdowns throughout the protein and DNA chains are some of the ways that metallic NPs can have an influence on microbial cells. The purpose of this review was to engage in an in-depth conversation about the current state of the art regarding the utilization of the most important categories of metallic NPs that are used as antimicrobial agents. Several approaches for the synthesis of metal-based NPs were reviewed, including physical and chemical methods as well as “green synthesis” approaches, which are synthesis procedures that do not involve the employment of any chemical agents. Moreover, additional pharmacokinetics, physicochemical properties, and the toxicological hazard associated with the application of silver NPs as antimicrobial agents were discussed. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
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