简介:Severalkindsofactivatedcarbonfiber(ACF),GranuleActivatedcarbon(AC)containingsilverionorfinesilverparticle(Ag-ACF/AC)havebeenpreparedbysoakingACForACinthesaltsolutionofsilver.Ag,AgClandAgIcompoundshavebeenloadedontothefibers:Thestuctureofthefiberswasmeasuredbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andpowerX-raydiffraction(XRD),THeAgcontentinthefiberwasobtainedbyanAtomicabsorptionspectroscopy(AAS),TheAg^+contentinwateraftertheantibacterialtestwasmeasuredbyanInductivelyCoupledplasma(ICP)emissionspectroscopy.AntibacterialtestwascarriedoutagainstEscherichiacoli(E.coli)andStaphylococcusaureus(S.aureus).TheresultsshowthatAg-ACF/AChavestrongantibacterialactivityagainstE.ColiandS.aureus.AfterdealtwithACF/ACloadingAg,AgCl,AgI,noE.coliandS.aureusaliveinsolutioncanbedetected.TheanalysisofAgcontentinwaterafterantibacterialtestshowedthatthecontentofAgmeetthequalityrequirementoftheNationalPotableWaterStandrd,ItisindicatedthatACF/AC-Aginthisexperimentwouldbeasafeantibacterialagent.