Chitosan nanoparticles as potential nano-sorbent for removal of toxic environmental pollutants

A Benettayeb, FZ Seihoub, P Pal, S Ghosh, M Usman… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adsorption is the most widely used technique for advanced wastewater treatment. The
preparation and application of natural renewable and environmentally friendly materials …

Application of magnetic chitosan composites for the removal of toxic metal and dyes from aqueous solutions

DHK Reddy, SM Lee - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2013 - Elsevier
Magnetic chitosan composites (MCCs) are a novel material that exhibits good sorption
behavior toward various toxic pollutants in aqueous solution. These magnetic composites …

Competitive adsorption of Pb (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) onto xanthate-modified magnetic chitosan

Y Zhu, J Hu, J Wang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
The competitive adsorption of Pb (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) onto a novel xanthate-modified
magnetic chitosan (XMCS) was systematically investigated in single and ternary metal …

Preparation and characterization of magnetic chitosan nanoparticles and its application for Cu (II) removal

C Yuwei, W Jianlong - Chemical engineering journal, 2011 - Elsevier
The magnetic chitosan nanoparticles were prepared by a simple one-step in situ co-
precipitation method and characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission …

Novel polyethersulfone nanocomposite membrane prepared by PANI/Fe3O4 nanoparticles with enhanced performance for Cu (II) removal from water

P Daraei, SS Madaeni, N Ghaemi, E Salehi… - Journal of Membrane …, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel mixed matrix polymeric membrane was prepared from polyethersulfone (PES) and
self-produced polyaniline/iron (II, III) oxide (PANI/Fe3O4) nanoparticles by phase inversion …

A systematic review on carbohydrate biopolymers for adsorptive remediation of copper ions from aqueous environments-part A: Classification and modification …

E Khademian, E Salehi, H Sanaeepur, F Galiano… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Copper is one of the most toxic heavy metals which must be eliminated from aqueous
environments, according to the environmental standards. Carbohydrate biopolymers are …

A comparative investigation on removal performances of commercial activated carbon, chitosan biosorbent and chitosan/activated carbon composite for cadmium

S Hydari, H Sharififard, M Nabavinia… - Chemical engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this work, the removal of cadmium ions from dilute aqueous solution by adsorption on
commercial activated carbon, chitosan biosorbent and chitosan/activated carbon composite …

Fabrication of electrospun chitosan/cellulose nanofibers having adsorption property with enhanced mechanical property

DN Phan, H Lee, B Huang, Y Mukai, IS Kim - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Chitosan/cellulose (CS/CL) nanofibers were fabricated through electrospinning with
a mixture of chitosan (CS) and cellulose acetate (CA) in a co-solvent system …

Thiomers of chitosan and cellulose: effective biosorbents for detection, removal and recovery of metal ions from aqueous medium

F Seidi, M Reza Saeb, Y Huang, A Akbari… - The Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Removal of toxic metal ions using adsorbents is a well‐known strategy for water treatment.
While chitosan and cellulose can adsorb weakly some types of metals, incorporating thiols …

Adsorption of copper ion from its aqueous solution by a novel biosorbent Uncaria gambir: Equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

KS Tong, MJ Kassim, A Azraa - Chemical engineering journal, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, gambir was chemically modified into insoluble adsorbent (GA). The GA was
characterized by FTIR, pH zpc, SEM, and BET. The effects of pH, adsorbent dosage, initial …