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Water pollution reached worrying point due to different dye pollutants which demands an instant solution. One of the best ways to manage water pollutants is their reduction and decolorization to less-toxic and useful compounds. However, reduction process requires an effective, stable, and recyclable catalyst to reduce such pollutants more effectively. Metal nanoparticles (M

In the current study, a facile and an eco-friendly manganese oxide nanoparticles dispersed in chitosan (CS-MnO2) nanocomposite was synthesized. A chemical precipitation method was used for the product synthesis. The product characterization was performed using various spectroscopic techniques such as X-ray scattering, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and zeta potential which confirmed its successful formation. The CS-MnO2 nanocomposite was evaluated in the Pb2+ ions adsorption from it aqueous solution. The CS-MnO2 showed an approvable accomplishment for the removal of Pb2+ ions and evidence was provided from the adsorption experiments. The efficiency of adsorbent did not change much even after 5 cycles of reuse. Therefore, CS-MnO2 would serve as promising adsorbent. Additionally, the CS-MnO2 nanocomposite showed low to moderate antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by inhibiting nearly 50% of the bacterial growth. Colony forming units method was used in the antibacterial studies which showed that the bio-nanocomposite had moderate antibacterial activity against the stated strains of bacteria.

Chitosan/copper oxide (CS/CuO) composite spheres were prepared by simple mixing of CuO nanomaterials in CS solution followed by dropwise addition to NH4OH solution. The characterizations of all the prepared spheres were carried out by FESEM, EDS, XRD, XPS, and FTIR analyses while the thermal properties were analyzed by TGA. Further the ability of composite spheres was tested as an easily removable pollutant adsorbent from water containing different dyes and compared with pure CS. Composite spheres were found to be the best adsorbent when applied to remove indigo carmine (IC), congo red (CR) and methyl orange (MO) from water. Amongst the three dyes, CS/CuO composite spheres were more selective toward MO adsorption. CS/CuO composite spheres also displayed significant antibacterial activity by inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth. Thus the fabricated composite spheres can be used as a biosorbent in the future.