Facile high-yield synthesis and purification of lysine-modified graphene oxide for enhanced drinking water purification
Sebastiano Mantovani, Sara Khaliha, Tainah Dorina Marforio, Alessandro Kovtun, Laura Favaretto, Francesca Tunioli, A. Bianchi, Gaetana Petrone, Andrea Liscio, Vincenzo Palermo, Matteo Calvaresi, Maria Luisa Navacchia, Manuela Melucci
Abstract
Lysine-covalently modified graphene oxide (GO-Lys) was prepared by an innovative procedure. Lysine brushes promote enhanced adsorption of bisphenol A, benzophenone-4 and carbamazepine contaminants from tap water, with a removal capacity beyond the state of the art.
Topics & Concepts
BenzophenoneGrapheneLysineCovalent bondOxideYield (engineering)AdsorptionChemistryTap waterPortable water purificationWater treatmentBisphenol ACombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiochemistryAmino acidWaste managementEnvironmental engineeringMetallurgyEpoxyEngineeringGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsGraphene research and applicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications