Abstract
In recent years with the rapidly growing industries and population, water pollution has emerged as major challenge for scientific community that demands an intense and real-world solution. Carbon based aerogels and xerogels are exceptional classes of porous materials with a number of excellent physicochemical properties such as low density, high porosity, high surface area and adjustable surface chemistry. These materials possess an extraordinary adsorption capacity for the removal of toxic organic compounds from the environment. This article aims to give an overview regarding the capacity adsorption of different organic solvents, endocrine disrupting compounds, painkillers, antibiotics and dyes on the carbon aerogels and xerogels in water solutions.
Keywords
- Carbon aerogel
- Carbon xerogel
- Adsorption
- Organic compounds
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Bratovcic, A., Petrinic, I. (2020). Carbon Based Aerogels and Xerogels for Removing of Toxic Organic Compounds. In: Karabegović, I. (eds) New Technologies, Development and Application III. NT 2020. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 128. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46817-0_84
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