Utilization of induction furnace steel slag based iron oxide nanocomposites for antibacterial studies

Abstract Metals and metal oxide-based nanocomposites play a significant role over the control of microbes. In this study, antibacterial activity iron oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ) based on induction furnace (IF) steel slag has been carried out. IF is an industrial by-product generated from secondary manufacturing process various oxides which includes Al (7.89%), MnO (5.06), CaO (1.49%) specifically Fe (14.30%) in higher content along with metalloid SiO (66.42). Antibacterial revealed bacterial species such as Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis Staphylococcus aureus . luteus undergone maximum zone inhibition (ZOI) 12 mm for 10 mg/mL concentration nanocomposite. Growth inhibitory kinetics studied using ELISA microplate reader at 660 nm by varying nanocomposites. The results illustrate that potential material can be utilized building materials to increase resistance against biodeterioration. Graphic abstract