Insights into the biogenic production of nanocomposites of NiO-chitosan for wastewater remediation

Kashama Sharma; Basant Singh; Gaurav Sanghvi; Gopalakrishnan Padmapriya; Jahangeer Ahmed; Rahul Sharma; Mamata Chahar; Manmeet Singh; G V Siva Prasad; Yashwant Singh Bisht; Suman; Asha Kumari

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139470

Insights into the biogenic production of nanocomposites of NiO-chitosan for wastewater remediation

Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jan 6:139470. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139470. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Career Point University, Hamirpur Campus, H.P., India; CNST, Career Point University, Hamirpur Campus, H.P., India.
² Department of Chemsitry, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India.
³ Marwadi University Research Center, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Marwadi University, Rajkot 360003, Gujarat, India.
⁴ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Department of Chemistry, NIMS Institute of Engineering & Technology, NIMS University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
⁷ Department of Applied Sciences, Chandigarh Engineering College, Chandigarh Group of Colleges-Jhanjeri, Mohali 140307, Punjab, India.
⁸ Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Raghu Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 531162, India.
⁹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India.
¹⁰ Centre for Research Impact & Outcome, Chitkara University, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajpura 140401, Punjab, India.
¹¹ Department of Chemistry, Career Point University, Hamirpur Campus, H.P., India; CNST, Career Point University, Hamirpur Campus, H.P., India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39778821
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139470

Abstract

In our study, we have tried to enhance the biological qualities of nickel oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites which were prepared using the extract of Aegle marmelos tree leaves and chitosan biopolymer. For in-depth study of the fabricated samples, numerous physiochemical approaches were utilized. The analysis used consists of field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis and photoluminescence, X-ray diffraction, UV-visible spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The crystallite size was measured to be about 9.36 nm and 39.5 nm for Ni-nanoparticles and Ni-nanocomposite respectively. Both, the Ni-nanoparticles and Ni-nanocomposites demonstrated effective antifungal properties toward the fungus strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The samples showed the strongest antifungal efficacy against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum at doses of 100 and 150 mg. The prepared samples also showed good photocatalytic degradation efficiencies for the commercial Rhodamine B dye. The synergistic features that have been found indicate that these bio-functionalized NiO-chitosan NCs may be suitable for the treatment of industrial wastewater and biomedical applications.

Keywords: Biological traits; Chitosan based biopolymer; Environmentally friendly.