Recent Application Prospects of Chitosan Based Composites for the Metal Contaminated Wastewater Treatment

Heavy metals, known for their toxic nature and ability to accumulate and magnify in the food chain, are a major environmental concern. The use of environmentally friendly adsorbents, such as chitosan (CS)-a biodegradable cationic polysaccharide, has gained attention for removing heavy metals from wa...

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Published inPolymers Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 1453
Main Authors Gamage, Ashoka, Jayasinghe, Nepali, Thiviya, Punniamoorthy, Wasana, M L Dilini, Merah, Othmane, Madhujith, Terrence, Koduru, Janardhan Reddy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2023
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Subjects
Acids
Adsorbents
Adsorption
Agricultural chemicals
Algae
Aquatic resources
Batteries
Biodegradability
Cellulose
chelation
Chitosan
Contamination
Crustaceans
deacetylation
Environmental aspects
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Food chains
Heavy metals
ion exchange
Life Sciences
Membrane separation
Metals
Minerals
Molecular weight
Mollusks
Nanocomposites
Plankton
Polymers
Polysaccharides
Ponds
Proteins
Purification
Review
Sewage
Shells
Surface water
Wastewater treatment
Water treatment
Water, Underground
chitosan
adsorption
heavy metals
chelation
deacetylation
ion exchange
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Summary:Heavy metals, known for their toxic nature and ability to accumulate and magnify in the food chain, are a major environmental concern. The use of environmentally friendly adsorbents, such as chitosan (CS)-a biodegradable cationic polysaccharide, has gained attention for removing heavy metals from water. This review discusses the physicochemical properties of CS and its composites and nanocomposites and their potential application in wastewater treatment.
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ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym15061453