Carbon-cryogel hierarchical composites as effective and scalable filters for removal of trace organic pollutants from water
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Date
2016-11-01
Authors
Busquets, Rosa
Ivanov, Alexander E.
Mbundi, Lubinda
Hörberg, Sofia
Kozynchenko, Oleksandr P.
Cragg, Peter J.
Savina, Irina N.
Whitby, Raymond L D
Mikhalovsky, Sergey V.
Tennison, Stephen R.
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Journal of Environmental Management
Abstract
Effective technologies are required to remove organic micropollutants from large fluid volumes to overcome present and future challenges in water and effluent treatment. A novel hierarchical composite filter material for rapid and effective removal of polar organic contaminants from water was developed. The composite is fabricated from phenolic resin-derived carbon microbeads with controllable porous structure and specific surface area embedded in a monolithic, flow permeable, poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel.
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Composite materials, cryogel, Hierarchical structures, Phenolic carbon, Water treatment, Research Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY::Engineering physics
Citation
Busquets, R., Ivanov, A. E., Mbundi, L., Hörberg, S., Kozynchenko, O. P., Cragg, P. J., ... Cundy, A. B. (2016). Carbon-cryogel hierarchical composites as effective and scalable filters for removal of trace organic pollutants from water. Journal of Environmental Management, 182, 141-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.061