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Photocatalytic and Bactericidal Proposal for the Removal of Two Types of Model Pollutants Using Fe Nanoparticles Phytosynthesized with Eichhornia crassipes

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The synthesis of monometallic nanoparticles using the phytosynthesis process is a technique that takes advantage of phytochemical compounds in plants to reduce metal ions. These nanoparticles can have applications in the treatment of water contaminated with chemical or biological agents. In the present work, iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) were synthesized using Eichhornia crassipes extract and their photocatalytic and bactericidal capacities were analyzed. Phenol and Gram-positive (S. aureus) and Gram-negative (E. coli) bacteria were used as reference pollutants. The FeNPs obtained were characterized by Ultraviolet–Visible Spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) techniques, thus revealing the crystalline and morphological nature of the synthesized NPs. It was observed that pH affects the size and agglomeration of the FeNPs, with pH 4 being the most efficient for photocatalytic activity in phenol degradation (10 mg L−1), while FeNPs pH 12 have high microbicidal activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. These results indicate that FeNPs phytosynthesised with E. crassipes extract are a promising option for the treatment of water contaminated with various agents.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Technological Institute of Mexico (TecNM), the LIIA Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca (ITTol) and the COMECYT chair scholarship awarded to Monserrat Velázquez Hernández (ESYCA2023-1-2749).

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    Angelica Monserrat Velázquez-Hernández & Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

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    Angelica Monserrat Velázquez-Hernández & Pablo Schabes-Retchkiman

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    J. C. González-Juárez

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Velázquez-Hernández, A.M., Martínez-Gallegos, S., Schabes-Retchkiman, P. et al. Photocatalytic and Bactericidal Proposal for the Removal of Two Types of Model Pollutants Using Fe Nanoparticles Phytosynthesized with Eichhornia crassipes. Water Air Soil Pollut 235, 284 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07098-1

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