Title
Antifungal activity and degradation of methylene blue by ZnO, Cu, and Cu<inf>2</inf>O/Cu nanoparticles, a comparative study
Date Issued
15 October 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Basurto Cereceda S.
Mondaca F.
Carrión G.
Mtz-Enriquez A.I.
Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL)
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
ZnO, Cu, and Cu2O/Cu nanoparticles (NPs) were evaluated for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) by three different approaches, namely, photocatalysis, Fenton-like, and photo-Fenton. Additionally, the in-vitro antifungal activity of the NPs was evaluated against three different phytopathogenic fungi, namely, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. We found that the photo-Fenton degradation of MB was very similar for the three evaluated materials, with a degradation higher than 99.5%. On the other hand, the Cu2O/Cu-NPs was the best material for both the Fenton-like process and as an antifungal. Cu2O/Cu-NPs showed inhibition of radial growth as high as 96% for F. oxysporum, 74% for F. solani, 89% for C. gloeosporioides. Here we show that one nanomaterial could be effective for both degradation of dyes and pest control.
Volume
301
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85109037941
Source
Materials Letters
ISSN of the container
0167577X
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by FORDECYT N◦ 292399 , Mexico.
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