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Algieri V, Tursi A, Costanzo P, Maiuolo L, De Nino A, Nucera A, Castriota M, De Luca O, Papagno M, Caruso T, Ciurciù S, Corrente GA, Beneduci A. Thiol-functionalized cellulose for mercury polluted water remediation: Synthesis and study of the adsorption properties. Chemosphere 2024; 355:141891. [PMID: 38575086 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Mercury pollution poses a global health threat due to its high toxicity, especially in seafood where it accumulates through various pathways. Developing effective and affordable technologies for mercury removal from water is crucial. Adsorption stands out as a promising method, but creating low-cost materials with high selectivity and capacity for mercury adsorption is challenging. Here we show a sustainable method to synthesize low-cost sulfhydrylated cellulose with ethylene sulfide functionalities bonded glucose units. Thiol-functionalized cellulose exhibits exceptional adsorption capacity (1325 mg g-1) and selectivity for Hg(II) over other heavy metals (Co, Cu, Zn, Pb) and common cations (Ca++, Mg++) found in natural waters. It performs efficiently across a wide pH range and different aqueous matrices, including wastewater, and can be regenerated and reused multiple times without significant loss of performance. This approach offers a promising solution for addressing mercury contamination in water sources.
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- Vincenzo Algieri
- Laboratorio di Sintesi Organica e Preparazioni Chimiche (LabOrSy), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 12C, 6th floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Applied to Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies and Industrial Processes (PC-SMARTech), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, Ground floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Sintesi Organica e Preparazioni Chimiche (LabOrSy), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 12C, 6th floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Sintesi Organica e Preparazioni Chimiche (LabOrSy), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 12C, 6th floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Sintesi Organica e Preparazioni Chimiche (LabOrSy), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 12C, 6th floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; CNR-Nanotec C/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; CNR-Nanotec C/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; CNR-Nanotec C/o Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; Laboratorio di Spettroscopia Avanzata dei Materiali, STAR IR, Via Tito Flavio, Università della Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; Laboratorio di Spettroscopia Avanzata dei Materiali, STAR IR, Via Tito Flavio, Università della Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33B, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy; Laboratorio di Spettroscopia Avanzata dei Materiali, STAR IR, Via Tito Flavio, Università della Calabria, Italy
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Applied to Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies and Industrial Processes (PC-SMARTech), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, Ground floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy; Laboratory of Chemistry for Environment, Polo Tecnologico SILA, University of Calabria, Via Tito Flavio, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Applied to Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies and Industrial Processes (PC-SMARTech), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, Ground floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy; Laboratory of Chemistry for Environment, Polo Tecnologico SILA, University of Calabria, Via Tito Flavio, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Applied to Smart Materials for Advanced Technologies and Industrial Processes (PC-SMARTech), Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, Cubo 15D, Ground floor, 87036, Rende, CS, Italy; Laboratory of Chemistry for Environment, Polo Tecnologico SILA, University of Calabria, Via Tito Flavio, 87036, Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
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Nucera A, Grillo R, Rizzuto C, Barberi RC, Castriota M, Bürgi T, Caputo R, Palermo G. Effect of the Combination of Gold Nanoparticles and Polyelectrolyte Layers on SERS Measurements. Biosensors (Basel) 2022; 12:bios12100895. [PMID: 36291032 PMCID: PMC9599540 DOI: 10.3390/bios12100895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this study, polyelectrolyte (PE) layers are deposited on substrates made by glass covered with an array of gold nanoparticles (GNPs). In particular, the samples studied have 0 PE layers (GGPE0), 3 PE layers (GGPE3), 11 PE layers (GGPE11), and 21 PE layers (GGPE21). All samples have been studied by micro-Raman spectroscopy. An acetic acid solution (10% v/v) has been used as a standard solution in order to investigate the SERS effect induced by different numbers of PE layers in each sample. The Surface Enhancement Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) effect correlating to the number of PE layers deposited on the samples has been shown. This effect is explained in terms of an increase in the interaction between the photon of the laser source and the plasmonic band of the GNPs due to a change of the permittivity of the surrounding medium around the GNPs. The trends of the ratios of the intensities of the Raman bands of the acetic acid solution (acetic acid and water molecules) on the band at 1098 cm-1 ascribed to the substrates increase, and the number of PE layers increases.
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- Antonello Nucera
- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 31C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
- CNR-Nanotec, Via Ponte Bucci, Cubo 33C, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Policastro D, Giorno E, Scarpelli F, Godbert N, Ricciardi L, Crispini A, Candreva A, Marchetti F, Xhafa S, De Rose R, Nucera A, Barberi RC, Castriota M, De Bartolo L, Aiello I. New Zinc-Based Active Chitosan Films: Physicochemical Characterization, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Properties. Front Chem 2022; 10:884059. [PMID: 35711963 PMCID: PMC9194505 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.884059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The improvement of the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of chitosan (CS) films can be realized by incorporating transition metal complexes as active components. In this context, bioactive films were prepared by embedding a newly synthesized acylpyrazolonate Zn(II) complex, [Zn(QPhtBu)2(MeOH)2], into the eco-friendly biopolymer CS matrix. Homogeneous, amorphous, flexible, and transparent CS@Znn films were obtained through the solvent casting method in dilute acidic solution, using different weight ratios of the Zn(II) complex to CS and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Raman, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The X-ray single-crystal analysis of [Zn(QPhtBu)2(MeOH)2] and the evaluation of its intermolecular interactions with a protonated glucosamine fragment through hydrogen bond propensity (HBP) calculations are reported. The effects of the different contents of the [Zn(QPhtBu)2(MeOH)2] complex on the CS biological proprieties have been evaluated, proving that the new CS@Znn films show an improved antioxidant activity, tested according to the DPPH method, with respect to pure CS, related to the concentration of the incorporated Zn(II) complex. Finally, the CS@Znn films were tried out as antimicrobial agents, showing an increase in antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) with respect to pure CS, when detected by the agar disk-diffusion method.
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- Debora Policastro
- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy.,CNR NANOTEC- Institute of Nanotechnology U.O.S. Cosenza, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- School of Science and Technology Chemistry Section, University of Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- School of Science and Technology Chemistry Section, University of Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- LAB CF-INABEC Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC- Institute of Nanotechnology U.O.S. Cosenza, Rende, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- CNR NANOTEC- Institute of Nanotechnology U.O.S. Cosenza, Rende, Italy.,Department of Physics, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy, C/o University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici) and LASCAMM - CR INSTM, Unità INSTM of Calabria, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria Ponte Bucci, Rende, Italy.,CNR NANOTEC- Institute of Nanotechnology U.O.S. Cosenza, Rende, Italy
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