A facile and eco-friendly route was presented to in-situ synthesize and immobilize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs
6.9—8.2 nm)using Aspergillus nigeras both reducing agent and support through the non-enzymatic reduction mechanism.The well-dispersed AgNPs/mycelium composite exhibited excellent antimicrobial activity against E.coli
and the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC)was 217—434 mg·L-1(based on the mass of AgNPs/mycelium)or 8—20 mg·L-1(based on the mass of AgNPs).Although increasing reaction temperature from 30℃ to 60℃ resulted in increase of silver loading
the mean size of the AgNPs became larger at the same time
leading to the decrease of antimicrobial activity.The change of pH value from 9.5 to 11.5 promoted the reaction rate and shortened the reaction time (from 144 h to 24 h)
whereas no significant effect was observed on the antimicrobial activity. Finally
the release of AgNPs and Ag+ from the AgNPs/mycelium composite was investigated. The results suggested that the prepared AgNPs were supported firmly on Aspergillus niger and the release of Ag+ was 1.7—6.8 mg per gram of AgNPs/mycelium.Furthermore
increasing reaction temperature or pH value led to the decrease of Ag+ release.
Thermodynamic and kinetic characteristics of Au(Ⅲ) biosorption onto Aspergillus niger
A hybrid modeling and optimization strategy for sequential simulated moving bed
Hydrolysis reaction mechanism of CNCl on the surface of composite metal CuCr2O4
Heat transfer mechanisms, bottleneck identification and optimization in heat exchanger networks under variable operating conditions
Performance analysis and application of thermal and humidity control system cascade driven by waste heat
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