Estudo das atividades fotocatalítica e antimicrobiana de partículas de AgCl impregnadas com CuO obtidas via síntese sonoquímica

Abstract

The growth of industrial activities has led to an increase in the generation of effluents, which led environmental agencies to propose the creation of regulatory frameworks to limit the generation of effluents. The effluents generated by the textile industries are difficult to be degraded by traditional methods of treatment. Advanced oxidative processes (POAs) are an efficient alternative for the degradation of organic pollutants such as dyes (methylene blue). In this work, silver chloride particles (AgCl) impregnated with copper oxide (CuO) were synthesized via method sonochemistry. AgCl/CuO 1:1 and 2:1 molar compositions, respectively, were prepared. Such compositions went through three distinct procurement routes. To characterize the particles, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with field emission (SEM-FEG), and UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy were performed. To verify the applicability of the compound were carried out in the samples of AgCl/CuO photocatalytic tests for degradation of the methylene blue dye and the antimicrobial activity against the bacteria Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The results of X-ray diffraction confirmed the formation of AgCl and CuO in all samples, with no evidence of doping for any route used. The results of the photocatalytic activity indicate that increasing the molar ratio of AgCl (1:1 to 2:1) accelerates the degradation of methylene blue on average by 25%.