Carboxymethyl Tamarind Kernel Gum/ZnO-Biocomposite: As an Antifungal and Hazardous Metal Removal Agent.

Meena, Jagram; Chandra, Harish; Warkar, Sudhir G.

ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were in situ mixed with carboxymethyl tamarind kernel gum to generate the new biocomposite. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), x-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and dynamic light scattering (DLS)were used to characterize the CMTKG/ZnO nanocomposites. Numerous characterizations were utilized to prove that ZnO NPs had been integrated into the biopolymer matrix. The standard size of the CMTKG/ZnO nanocomposites was developed to be greater than 32-40 nm using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and x-ray analysis de-Scherer methods. Chromium (VI) was removed from the aqueous solution using the nanocomposite (CMTKG/ZnO) as an adsorbent. The nanocomposite reached its maximum adsorption during 80 minutes of contact time, 30 mg/L chromium (VI) concentration, 2.0 g/L adsorbent part, and 7.0 pH. Further research into the antifungal activity of CMTKG/ZnO nanocomposites against Aspergillus flavus MTCC-2799 was conducted.

GINGIVA; CARBOXYMETHYL compounds; FIELD emission electron microscopy; TRANSMISSION electron microscopy; ASPERGILLUS flavus; X-ray microscopy

Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems, 2022, Vol 25, Issue 3, p206

1480-2422

Academic Journal

10.14447/jnmes.v25i3.a08