Silver coated anionic cellulose nanofiber composites for an efficient antimicrobial activity.

Herein, we report a comparative study of silver coated anionic cellulose nanocomposite before (CMC-Ag) and after (AgNPs/CMC) chemical reduction for antibacterial activity. Cellulose nanofibers were prepared by deacetylation of electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers, which were then treated with sodium chloroacetate to prepare anionic cellulose nanofibers (CMC). Aqueous AgNO3 solution with different concentrations was employed to produce nanofiber composites.

Mass transfer of trichloroethylene through the palladized iron coated reactive geomembrane.

Palladized iron coated reactive geomembrane (Pd/Fe RGM) was developed to mitigate the mass transfer of chlorinated volatile organic compounds through HDPE geomembrane. It had good performance in mitigating the mass transfer of TCE at the preliminary study. This study focused on the effects of Pd/Fe coating on the mass transfer parameters and the reaction rate constant of RGM.