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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Enhancing Wastewater Depollution: Sustainable Biosorption Using Chemically Modified Chitosan Derivatives for Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals and Dyes.

Jana Ayach, Luminita Duma, Adnan Badran, Akram Hijazi, Agathe Martinez, Mikhael Bechelany, Elias Baydoun, Hussein Hamad

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biodegradable Hydrogels for PbGels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jana AyachResearch Platform for Environmental Science (PRASE), Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 657314, Lebanon.
Luminita DumaCNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51687 Reims, France.
Adnan BadranDepartment of Nutrition, University of Petra, Amman P.O Box 961343, Jordan.
Akram HijaziResearch Platform for Environmental Science (PRASE), Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 657314, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0003-4984-8531
Agathe MartinezCNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51687 Reims, France.
Mikhael BechelanyInstitut Européen des Membranes (IEM), UMR-5635, University of Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM), Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2913-2846
Elias BaydounDepartment of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut P.O. Box 110236, Lebanon.
Hussein HamadResearch Platform for Environmental Science (PRASE), Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 657314, Lebanon.ORCID 0000-0002-8682-0995

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Driven by concerns over polluted industrial wastewater, particularly heavy metals and dyes, this study explores biosorption using chemically cross-link chitosan derivatives as a sustainable and cost-effective depollution method. Chitosan cross-linking employs either water-soluble polymers and agents like glutaraldehyde or copolymerization of hydrophilic monomers with a cross-linker. Chemical cross-linking of polymers has emerged as a promising approach to enhance the wet-strength properties of materials. The chitosan thus extracted, as powder or gel, was used to adsorb heavy metals (lead (Pb

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bio-filtrationchitosan-based adsorbentdyesheavy metalswastewater treatment

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PMID38893988
PMCPMC11173971

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