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We used a special technique to create small emulsion droplets made of chitosan and magnetite nanoparticles, which are materials that can attract dyes from wastewater. These emulsion droplets were then turned into a gel microparticles. The resulting microparticles could remove a high percentage of dyes from water and also responded quickly to magnets. The microparticles were particularly effective in removing different types of dyes, and they could be reused multiple times without losing their effectiveness. Overall, these chitosan-magnetite microparticles show great potential for environmentally friendly wastewater treatment.
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This study reported one of the highest adsorption capacity for removal of dyes using magnetic-chitosan adsorbents.
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The technique used this paper to synthesis is facile and resulted in adsorbents with excellent adsorption and recovery power.
Miss Anchali Kalidason
Tokyo Toshi Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: Synthesis of chitosan–magnetite gel microparticles with improved stability and magnetic properties: A study on their adsorption, recoverability, and reusability in the removal of monovalent and multivalent azo dyes, Reactive and Functional Polymers, April 2022, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105220.
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