Zinc and cerium carried zirconium phosphates （Zn-Ce/ZrPs） were prepared by exchanging zinc and cerium cations into sodium zirconium phosphate （NaZrP） through the ion-exchange method and characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. Furthermore, the specific surface area, zeta potential and antibacterial activity were tested. The results showed that Zn-Ce/ZrPs were with hexagonal crystal system, and the surface area of Zn-Ce/ZrPs increased much more than that of NaZrP. Zn-Ce/ZrPs showed obvious synergetic antibacterial effect, and have the potential to be used as antibacterial agents in environmental control.
A series of zinc ions or/and cerium ions co-doped a-zirconium phosphate （Zn-Ce@ZrPs） were prepared. The novel Zn-Ce@ZrPs were characterized and the antibacterial activity on Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus were tested. The results showed that zinc ions （Zn2＋） or/and cerium ions （Ce3＋） were combined with ZrP, and the Ce3＋ was adsorbed on the surface of ZrP through hydrogen bonds, while Zn2＋ intercalated into the interlayer of ZrP. Zn-Ce@ZrPs showed excellent synergistic antibacterial activity. When Zn2＋/Ce3＋ atomic ratio was 0.6, the Zn-Ce@ZrP3 showed the highest synergistic antibacterial efficiency, suggesting great potential ap- plication as antibacterial agents in microbial control.
