Rice husk based nanocellulose scaffolds for highly efficient removal of heavy metal ions from contaminated water
Chengbo Zhan, Priyanka R. Sharma, Hongrui He, Sunil K. Sharma, Alexis McCauley-Pearl, Ruifu Wang, Benjamin S. Hsiao
Abstract
Nanocellulose scaffolds derived from rice husks could efficiently remove heavy metal ions from contaminated water.
Topics & Concepts
NanocelluloseHuskMetal ions in aqueous solutionHeavy metalsContaminationMetalContaminated waterPulp and paper industryChemistryEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryMaterials scienceCelluloseMetallurgyBiologyBotanyOrganic chemistryEngineeringEcologyAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal