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Self-assembly of sponge-like kaolin/chitosan/reduced graphene oxide composite hydrogels for adsorption of Cr(VI) and AYR

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The assembly of graphene oxide with biomass or polymers to form 3D hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties has become a research hotspot. In this work, the sponge-like kaolin/chitosan (CS)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite was prepared for adsorption by simple self-assembly without cross-linking agent. The morphology, composition, surface properties, and pore size of as-prepared materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), zeta potential analyzer, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area measurement (BET), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effects of raw material ratio, contact time, temperature, pH, ionic strength, and recycling times on adsorption performance were investigated in detail. The results indicate that the composite has good absorption capacity for Cr(VI) and alizarin yellow R (AYR). Besides, composite hydrogel also exhibits excellent flexibility and good repeatability, which confirms its great potential as an adsorbent to remove pollutants in the water environment.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21571191 and No. 51674292) and the Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety (2018TP1003).

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    Yakun Zhang, Sisi Chen, Xuezhen Feng, Jingang Yu & Xinyu Jiang

  2. Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Water Environment and Agriculture Product Safety, Changsha, 410083, China

    Jingang Yu & Xinyu Jiang

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Zhang, Y., Chen, S., Feng, X. et al. Self-assembly of sponge-like kaolin/chitosan/reduced graphene oxide composite hydrogels for adsorption of Cr(VI) and AYR. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 28898–28908 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06068-z

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