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Removal of Metal Ions and Organic Compounds from Aqueous Environments Using Versatile Carbon Nanotube/Graphene Hybrid Adsorbents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 December 2014

Anthony B. Dichiara ,
Michael R. Webber  and
Reginald E. Rogers
Anthony B. Dichiara*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, 160 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623, U.S.A.
Michael R. Webber
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, 160 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623, U.S.A.
Reginald E. Rogers
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, 160 Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester, NY 14623, U.S.A.
*
*E-mail: anthony.dichiara@gmail.com
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Abstract

The contamination of water by a large variety of molecules is a major environmental issue that will require the use of efficient and versatile materials to purify hydrological systems from source to point-of-use. The present study describes the aqueous-phase adsorption of heavy metal ions and multiple organic compounds at environmentally relevant concentrations onto graphene-single-walled carbon nanotube free-standing hybrid papers. Optical absorption spectroscopy results clearly showed that the hybrid nanocomposites exhibit superior adsorption properties compared to activated carbon, the most widely used adsorbent to date.

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adsorptionnanostructurewater
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1752: Symposium MM – Carbon Nanotubes—Synthesis, Properties, Functionalization, and Applications , 2014 , pp. 89 - 94
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2014 

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