%0 Journal Article %A Jie Gong %A Fei Tong %A Bin Wang %A Di Ma %A Chunyong Zhang %A Jinlong Jiang %A Lixiong Zhang %T Zeolite A enhanced chitosan films with high water absorption ability and antimicrobial activity %D 2021 %R 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.057 %J Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering %P 337-343 %V 33 %N 5 %X Zeolite A/CS xerogel hybrid films were prepared by in-situ crystallization method with uniform structure and good strength. The hybrid films prepared from the precursor films dried at 50 C showed zeolite A was well crystallized. The hybrid films show high water absorption, good elastic strength and Young modulus. The antimicrobial ability of the hybrid films was investigated after Ag+-ion exchanged. The Ag+-exchanged hybrid films with 35% (mass) content of zeolite A showed the highest antimicrobial activity, which could reduce the concentration of the microbial to zero after 7 h. %U https://cjche.cip.com.cn/EN/10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.057