A tripeptide-based self-shrinking hydrogel for waste-water treatment: removal of toxic organic dyes and lead (Pb2+) ions

Autor: Ian W. Hamley, Subir Paul, Nibedita Nandi, Shibaji Basak, Arindam Banerjee
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Chemical Communications. 53:5910-5913
ISSN: 1364-548X
1359-7345
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01774j
Popis: A triphenylalanine-based superhydrogel shows automatic syneresis (self-compressing properties) with time and this self-shrinking behavior has been successfully utilized to remove toxic lead ions and organic dyes from waste-water efficiently with the ability to re-use for a few times.
Databáze: OpenAIRE