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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Graphene-Based Materials Immobilized within Chitosan: Applications as Adsorbents for the Removal of Aquatic Pollutants.

Daniele C da Silva Alves, Bronach Healy, Tian Yu, Carmel B Breslin

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Daniele C da Silva AlvesDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23 F2H6 Kildare, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6786-8638
Bronach HealyDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23 F2H6 Kildare, Ireland.
Tian YuDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23 F2H6 Kildare, Ireland.
Carmel B BreslinDepartment of Chemistry, Maynooth University, Maynooth, W23 F2H6 Kildare, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-0586-5375

Funding

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology GOIPG/2020/657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphene and its derivatives, especially graphene oxide (GO), are attracting considerable interest in the fabrication of new adsorbents that have the potential to remove various pollutants that have escaped into the aquatic environment. Herein, the development of GO/chitosan (GO/CS) composites as adsorbent materials is described and reviewed. This combination is interesting as the addition of graphene to chitosan enhances its mechanical properties, while the chitosan hydrogel serves as an immobilization matrix for graphene. Following a brief description of both graphene and chitosan as independent adsorbent materials, the emerging GO/CS composites are introduced. The additional materials that have been added to the GO/CS composites, including magnetic iron oxides, chelating agents, cyclodextrins, additional adsorbents and polymeric blends, are then described and discussed. The performance of these materials in the removal of heavy metal ions, dyes and other organic molecules are discussed followed by the introduction of strategies employed in the regeneration of the GO/CS adsorbents. It is clear that, while some challenges exist, including cost, regeneration and selectivity in the adsorption process, the GO/CS composites are emerging as promising adsorbent materials.

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3D grapheneadsorbentadsorptionchitosancyclodextrinsdyesenvironmental contaminantsgraphene oxideheavy metal ionsmagnetic adsorbents

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PMID34209007
PMCPMC8269710

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