Searching more efficient and eco-friendly methods of metal nanoparticles synthesis, great attention is increasingly drawn by a possibility of usage some physical factors, which would be able to support the nanometals synthesis processes. The aim of the paper was to try to obtain monodisperse and stable during storage metallic nanoparticles (gold and silver). The method of chemical reduction with the use microwave radiation was conducted. Differentiating factors including the reaction conditions and the impact of selected parameters on the obtained nanomaterials were tested. The key point of the research were the spectrophotometric analysis and determination of size distribution of nanoparticles and their stability over time. In most cases, the desired product was obtained, but depending on the process conditions the nanoproducts were varied in size and stability ...
The use of by-products from the production of food industry and farms hatching such as shell chicken eggs is an interesting alternative to conventional methods for the preparation of the potential implant material - calcium phosphates. Because of unique properties of hydroxyapatite such as bioactivity, biocompatibility and osteoconductive, this material is commonly use in the medical community. The main goal of this research is development of calcium phosphate synthesis method from waste material such as eggshells. Pre-cleaned eggshells were subjected to a single-stage calcination in furnace chamber in varying temperature condition, which were intended to examine the effect of temperature on the properties of the final product. Chicken eggshells contain approx. 94% (m/m) calcium carbonate, which in the thermal process decomposed to calcium oxide. HAp synthesis was carried out by wet methods, using as a starting materials calcium hydroxide suspension obtained from calcined eggshells and solution of phosphoric acid. The obtained powders were characterized using physicochemical method to confirm the presence of hydroxyapatite ...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the bactericidal properties of silver nanoparticles against bacteria Escherichia coli. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was made of E. coli to commonly used antibiotics. In the study were used 51 strains isolated from municipal waste. Applied growing concentrations of nanosilver were used: 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 and 125 ppm. The positive control was an antibiotic - ampicillin, negative control - a distilled water. Drug-resistance analysis was performed by disc-diffusion method. Along with the increase in the concentration of silver nanoparticles their antibacterial properties is also growing. The smallest concentration that inhibited growth of some isolates was 5 ppm, while the most effective concentration was 125 ppm. Analysis of drug resistance showed that the antibiotic inhibits growth of a large number of E. coli strains was amikacin. In addition, 22% of all isolates analyzed were drug-resistant. Nanosilver has a high bactericidal potential and may be helpful in solving the problem of drug resistance. However, it is reasonable to conduct further studies on the effects of toxicity of nanoparticles on the environment and higher organisms. ...
A large part of Europe's area is used for agriculture, which means that agriculture has a huge impact on the environment and human activity. Soil properties have a direct impact on the size and quality of the crops. The study of soils plays an important role in agricultural production. Determination of physicochemical properties and elemental composition affects the obtained yields and the dosage of fertilizers. Soil is a diverse material, so it is important to use appropriate analytical methods. The aim of the study was to analyze selected physicochemical properties of soils and determination of selected elements. The study involved a granulometric analysis, soil moisture and pH measurement. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry was chosen to determine the elemental composition, infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) to identify specific chemical groups, additionally UV-Vis spectrophotometry was used to determination of Fe2+ and P2O5 content in the tested material, atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) was performed to measurements of magnesium, iron and calcium concentration ...
