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A multifunctional ternary zinc, magnesium, and iron layered double hydroxide acts as an active nano-adsorbent for removing ceftriaxone sodium from liquid solutions. Beyond its primary role in pollutant capture, the material displays promising antibacterial and antifungal activity against several harmful microbial strains. Furthermore, the spent adsorbent containing the captured antibiotic can be repurposed rather than discarded. It functions as an effective electro-catalyst for methanol fuel cell applications, establishing a sustainable reuse pathway for the resulting waste material.
Water contamination from pharmaceuticals poses widespread health and environmental threats. Finding materials that clean contaminated water, fight harmful microbes, and yield waste that can be reused in clean energy applications helps reduce secondary pollution and encourages circular material life cycles.
This material may interest wastewater treatment operators and developers of direct methanol fuel cells. It enables waste-to-energy pathways by converting spent environmental adsorbents into functional catalysts. The research remains at an early laboratory stage, as specific performance metrics, scale, and operational lifetimes are not detailed in the abstract.
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ZnMgFe LDH acts as active nano adsorbent for the removal of CTX. The spent adsorbent ZnMgFe LDH/CTX was reused as an electro-catalyst for methanol fuel cell application. In addition, ZnMgFe LDH displays promising antibacterial activity of against several harmful bacterial and fungal strains.
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DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03426g
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