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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT |
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Volume-5,Issue-1, Spl. Iss-2 ( Feb, 2017 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Novel Benzimidazole Modified Chitosan as Antimicrobial Biomaterial and Effective Hg Sensing for Sequestration | |||||||||
Author Name |
K. Sriram, D. Renuga, P. Uma Maheswari, K. M.Meerasheriffa Begum | |||||||||
Affilition |
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli -620 015 Department of Chemistry, Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal– 637003 Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli -620015 | |||||||||
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1-5 | |||||||||
Abstract |
Chitosan modified with 4-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-2-chlorophenol (ligand 1) selectively senses Hg ions only in the presence of other metal ions competitively. The heavy metal (Hg) was effectively sensed even in the low range of concentrations (5 ppm to 25 ppm). The sensing of Hg by the free ligand 1 was observed through colorimetric and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The adsorption of Hg on modified chitosan was followed by ICPOES. The ligand 1 based chitosan modification and the nanoparticle formation were characterized by FTIR, XRD, 1H NMR, AFM and SEM techniques. The antimicrobial property of ligand 1, modified chitosan and pure chitosan were compared based on their activity towards bacterial species Escherichia coli, Salmonella typi and Bacillus subtili and the fungi, Candidaalbicans. The modified chitosan showed less antimicrobial activity than the pure ligand but more activity in comparison with the pure chitosan. Keywords— Benzimidazole, Chitosan, Mercury, Colorimetry, Antimicrobial activity. | |||||||||
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