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Magnetic sweet graphene nanosheets: preparation, characterization and application in removal of methylene blue

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Magnetic glucose-functionalized graphene nanosheets (GNS) were prepared, and the application of these biosorbents in the removal of methylene blue was investigated. Fe3O4 nanoparticles were deposited on sweet GNS using co-precipitation. The nanocomposites were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transition electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer and X-ray diffraction spectrometry. The resulted magnetic sweet GNS were superparamagnetic, responded quickly to an external magnetic field and exhibited efficient adsorption toward methylene blue, as a cationic dye. No leaching was observed even after a week of placing a magnet close to the vial containing the solution of magnetic sweet GNS.

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Acknowledgments

Authors are pleased to acknowledge the University of Tabriz (Grant Number S/27/3243-29) and Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (RCPN), Tabriz University of Medical Science, for financial support of this work. The authors would like to thank the Nanshan District Key Lab for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation (No.KC2014ZDZJ0001A).

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  1. Nanshan District Key Lab for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060, Shenzhen, China

    M. Namvari

  2. Optoelectronic Engineering Postdoctoral Center, Shenzhen University, 518060, Shenzhen, China

    M. Namvari

  3. Laboratory of Dendrimers and Nano-Biopolymers, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    H. Namazi

  4. Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (RCPN), Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran

    H. Namazi

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Namvari, M., Namazi, H. Magnetic sweet graphene nanosheets: preparation, characterization and application in removal of methylene blue. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, 599–606 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-015-0885-z

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