The antibacterial and photocatalytic properties of copper and tin doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles for the nano remediation of pesticide residues in soil.

ABSTRACT: In this study, copper and tin doped TiO₂ nanocomposite (NCs) (Cu-Sn-TiO₂) were sunthesized using a precipitation method and their potential for nanoremediation of pesticide residues in soil was investigated. To characterize the physicochemical properties of the Cu-Sn-TiO₂ NCs, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used. To assess their antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, bacterial growth inhibition and bacterial membrane damage were measured. The photocatalytic experiment was conducted under natural climatic sunlight. The soil samples were hand-spread to a height of 5 mm in a glass tray and

SUBMITTER: Hasan PMZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475088 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature