Carboxymethylated and Phosphate-Crosslinked Starch Bio-templated CdO/Cd(OH)2 Nanocomposites for Methylene Blue Adsorption and Antibacterial Applications
摘要
Water pollution from dyes and pathogens requires advanced solutions. This study valorized mango seed starch (NMS) to produce carboxymethyl starch (CMS), which served as a biotemplate for the in situ synthesis of CdO/Cd(OH)2-incorporated composite (CMS-CdO/OH). Subsequent phosphate crosslinking with POCl3 produced a stable Cd-containing oxide/hydroxide nanocomposite (CCMS-CdO/OH). FTIR, XRD, SEM–EDX, TEM, TGA, BET/BJH, and pHpzc analyses confirmed successful synthesis. The nanocomposite contained well-dispersed CdO/Cd(OH)2 with an average particle size of 22.1 nm, within a porous matrix with a surface area of 248.8 m2/g, average pore size of 2.13 nm, improved thermal stability (319 °C), and a pHpzc of 7.78. Under optimum conditions (pH 11, 120 min, 30 ± 1 °C), it achieved approximately 100% methylene blue removal with an experimental adsorption capacity (qe) of 179.38 mg/g. Adsorption followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and was best described by Sips isotherm model. The nanocomposite retained 88% removal efficiency after five reuse cycles without detectable Cd2+ leaching and exhibited antibacterial activity (17–21 mm inhibition zones) against four bacterial strains. These findings demonstrate that CCMS-CdO/OH is a promising starch-based multifunctional material for dye removal and antibacterial applications in aqueous systems.