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Burratti L, Sgreccia E, Bertelà F, Galiano F. Metal nanostructures in polymeric matrices for optical detection and removal of heavy metal ions, pesticides and dyes from water. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 362:142636. [PMID: 38885767 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
Water pollutants such as heavy metal ions, pesticides, and dyes pose a worldwide issue. Their presence in water resources interferes with the normal growth mechanisms of living beings and causes long or short-term diseases. For this reason, research continuously tends to develop innovative, selective, and efficient processes or technologies to detect and remove pollutants from water. This review provides an up-to-date overview on metal nanoparticles loaded in polymeric matrices, such as hydrogels and membranes, and employed as optical sensors and as removing materials for water pollutants. The synthetic pathways of nanomaterials loading into polymeric matrices have been analyzed, particularly focusing on noble metal nanoparticles, noble metal nanoclusters, and metal oxide nanoparticles. Moreover, the sensing properties of modified matrices towards water pollutants have been discussed in addition to the interaction mechanisms between the sensors and the toxic compounds. The last part of the review has been devoted to illustrating the separation mechanism and removal performance of membranes loaded with nanomaterials in the treatment and purification of water streams from different contaminants (heavy metals, dyes and pesticides).
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- Luca Burratti
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Innovation of the University "Mercatorum", Piazza Mattei 10, 00186, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Industrial Engineering Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University of Rome, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87036, Rende (CS), Italy.
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Wang J, Wang D, Su Z, Song Y, Zhang J, Xiahou Y. Green synthesis of chitosan/glutamic acid/agarose/Ag nanocomposite hydrogel as a new platform for colorimetric detection of Cu ions and reduction of 4-nitrophenol. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 259:129394. [PMID: 38218277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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In this study, the green synthesis of chitosan/glutamic acid/agarose/Ag (Chi/GA/Aga/Ag) nanocomposite hydrogel was obtained via in situ reduction of Ag ions during the crosslinking process of chitosan-agarose double network hydrogels. The rich hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino groups in both agarose, chitosan, and glutamic acid can effectively control the growth, dispersion and immobilization of nearly spherical Ag nanoparticles (70 nm) in the Chi/GA/Aga/Ag composite hydrogel. Glutamic acids can act as the structure-directing agents to induce the formation of chitosan/glutamic acid hydrogel. The mechanical strength of the Chi/GA/Aga/Ag composite hydrogel can be enhanced by the introduction of chitosan-agarose double network hydrogels, which guarantees that it can be directly used as a visual test strip of the Cu ions with a lower detection limit of 1 μM and an active catalyst for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol within 18 min. The quantitative and semi-quantitative measurement of Cu ions can be carried out by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and visual measurement, which provided a convenient, portable, and "naked-eye" solid-state detection methodology.
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- Jin Wang
- Heze Branch, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze 274000, China.
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- Heze Branch, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze 274000, China
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- Heze Branch, Heze Ecological Environment Monitoring Center of Shandong Province, Heze 274000, China
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- Heze Branch, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze 274000, China
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- Heze Branch, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Heze 274000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Wu Y, Parandoust A, Sheibani R, Kargaran F, Khorsandi Z, Liang Y, Xia C, Van Le Q. Advances in gum-based hydrogels and their environmental applications. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 318:121102. [PMID: 37479451 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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Gum-based hydrogels (GBHs) have been widely employed in diverse water purification processes due to their environmental properties, and high absorption capacity. More desired properties of GBHs such as biodegradability, biocompatibility, material cost, simplicity of manufacture, and wide range of uses have converted them into promising materials in water treatment processes. In this review, we explored the application of GBHs to remove pollutants from contaminated waters. Water resources are constantly being contaminated by a variety of harmful effluents such as heavy metals, dyes, and other dangerous substances. A practical way to remove chemical waste from water as a vital component is surface adsorption. Currently, hydrogels, three-dimensional polymeric networks, are quite popular for adsorption. They have more extensive uses in several industries, including biomedicine, water purification, agriculture, sanitary products, and biosensors. This review will help the researcher to understand the research gaps and drawbacks in this field, which will lead to further developments in the future.
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- Yingji Wu
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Farabi Educational Institute, Moghadas Ardebili St., Mahmoodiye St., No 13, 1986743413 Tehran, Iran
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- Amirkabir University of Technology-Mahshahr Campus, University St., Nahiyeh san'ati, Mahshahr, Khouzestan, Iran.
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- Department of Processing, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran
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- Amirkabir University of Technology-Mahshahr Campus, University St., Nahiyeh san'ati, Mahshahr, Khouzestan, Iran
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Green Manufacturing Technology, Korea University, 145, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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