Graphene-based materials for adsorptive removal of pollutants from water and underlying interaction mechanism

Jingyi Wang; Jiawen Zhang; Linbo Han; Jianmei Wang; Liping Zhu; Hongbo Zeng

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2021.102360

Graphene-based materials for adsorptive removal of pollutants from water and underlying interaction mechanism

Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2021 Mar:289:102360. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102360. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

Authors

Jingyi Wang¹, Jiawen Zhang¹, Linbo Han², Jianmei Wang³, Liping Zhu⁴, Hongbo Zeng⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
² College of Health Science and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China.
³ Heavy Machinery Engineering Research Center of Education Ministry, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
⁴ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, PR. China.
⁵ Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada. Electronic address: hongbo.zeng@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 33540288
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102360

Abstract

Graphene-based materials have received much attention as attractive candidates for the adsorptive removal of pollutants from water due to their large surface area and diverse active sites for adsorption. The design of graphene-based adsorbents for target pollutants is based on the underlying adsorption mechanisms. Understanding the adsorption performance of graphene-based materials and its correlation to the interaction mechanisms between the pollutants and adsorbents is crucial to the further development of graphene-based functional materials and their practical applications. This review summarizes recent advances on the development of graphene-based materials for the adsorption of heavy metal ions, dyes, and oils, and the co-adsorption of their mixture from water. The material design, performance, regeneration and reuse of adsorbents, and the associated adsorption mechanisms are discussed. Various techniques for mechanistic studies of the adsorption of heavy metal ions, dyes, and oils on graphene-based materials are highlighted. The remaining challenges and perspectives for future development and investigation of graphene-based materials as adsorbents are also presented.

Keywords: Adsorption; Dye; Graphene-based materials; Heavy metal ion; Oil-water separation.

Publication types

Review