Antimicrobial bentonite by the addition of geranyl acetate for aflatoxin B1 adsorption

A nanocomposite composed of organophilic bentonite (OB) with geranyl acetate (GA) was prepared on a shaker for 1 hours, 180 rpm and room temperature, being subsequently dried an oven at 90 ºC±2 ºC during 48 hours. This material then characterized its antibacterial against Staphylococcus aureus Escherichia coli antifungal activity Aspergillus flavus niger, respectively. Moreover, the adsorption capacity OB OB/GA evaluated using Aflatoxin B1 in concentration 107 µg∙L-1. After 17 h, composite removed significant amount mycotoxin, below 20 The results showed that this has good capacity, can be effective removal mycotoxin aqueous media excellent activity.