Engineering a Biopolymer-Based Ultrafast Permeable Aerogel Membrane Decorated with Task-Specific Fe-Al Nanocomposites for Robust Water Purification

Autor: Dibyendu Mondal, Manohara Halanur Mruthunjayappa, Nataraj Sanna Kotrappanavar, Kalpana Dharmalingam, Vibha T. Sharma
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: ACS applied bio materials. 3(8)
ISSN: 2576-6422
Popis: The present work demonstrates an innovative strategy for robust water purification using an engineered aerogel membrane fabricated from biopolymers and task-specific Fe-Al-based nanocomposites. The as-prepared ethylenediaminetetraacetate dianhydride cross-linked chitosan- and agarose (7:3 weight ratio)-based aerogel membrane decorated with α-FeOOH- and γ-AlOOH-based nanocomposites was characterized using various analytical tools, which suggested formation of a highly stable network interconnected through covalent and electrostatic interactions. The optimized bionanocomposite-based aerogel (BNC-AG-0.1) membrane showed macroporous and partial unidirectional short-range channels with an ultralow density of 0.021 g·m
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