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Graphene from sugar and its application in water purification
Soujit Sen Gupta, Sarit Kumar Das, Gupta S.S, Pradeep Thalappil, Sreeprasad T.S, Maliyekkal S.M, Das S.K, Pradeep T.
Published in
2012
PMID: 22788773
Volume: 4
   
Issue: 8
Pages: 4156 - 4163
Abstract
This paper describes a green method for the synthesis of graphenic material from cane sugar, a common disaccharide. A suitable methodology was introduced to immobilize this material on sand without the need of any binder, resulting in a composite, referred to as graphene sand composite (GSC). Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the material is indeed graphenic in nature, having G and D bands at 1597 and 1338 cm -1, respectively. It effectively removes contaminants from water. Here, we use rhodamine 6G (R6G) as a model dye and chloropyrifos (CP) as a model pesticide to demonstrate this application. The spectroscopic and microscopic analyses coupled with adsorption experiments revealed that physical adsorption plays a dominant role in the adsorption process. Isotherm data in batch experiments show an adsorption capacity of 55 mg/g for R6G and 48 mg/g for CP, which are superior to that of activated carbon. The adsorbent can be easily regenerated using a suitable eluent. This quick and cost-effective technique for the into a commercial water filter with appropriate engineering. © 2012 American Chemical Society.
About the journal
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
ISSN19448244
Open AccessNo
Concepts (57)
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    Adsorption capacities
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    ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT
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    Adsorption process
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    BATCH EXPERIMENTS
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    CHLOROPYRIFOS
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    Environmental remediation
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    Grapheme
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    GREEN METHOD
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    ISOTHERM DATA
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    Microscopic analysis
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    PHYSICAL ADSORPTION
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    Rhodamine 6g
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    WATER FILTERS
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    Water purification
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    Activated carbon
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    Composite materials
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    Experiments
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    Graphene
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    Nanotechnology
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    Raman spectroscopy
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    SUGAR INDUSTRY
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    WATER FILTRATION
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    Water supply
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    Water treatment plants
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    Adsorption
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    Carbohydrate
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    Coloring agent
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    Disaccharide
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    Graphite
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    Pesticide
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    Rhodamine
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    Sulfuric acid
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    Water
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    Article
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    Chemical model
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    Chemistry
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    Kinetics
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    Mass spectrometry
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    Methodology
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    Raman spectrometry
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    Scanning electron microscopy
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    Time
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    Ultraviolet spectrophotometry
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    Water management
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    Water pollutant
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    Carbohydrates
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    Coloring agents
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    Disaccharides
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    Microscopy, electron, scanning
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    Models, chemical
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    Pesticides
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    Rhodamines
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    Spectrophotometry, ultraviolet
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    Spectrum analysis, raman
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    SULFURIC ACIDS
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    Time factors
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    Water pollutants, chemical