Utilization of chitosan/Ag bionanocomposites as eco-friendly photocatalytic reactor for Bactericidal effect and heavy metals removal

Chitosan is a nontoxic, eco-friendly, and biocompatible natural polymer which could be used in an extensive range of applications for example in the areas of membranes, biomedicine, hydrogels, wastewater treatment, food packaging. Moreover, chitosan based nanomaterials had high sorption capacities,...

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Main Authors: Al-Sayed A. Al-Sherbini, Hala E.A. Ghannam, Gamal M.A. El-Ghanam, Amr. A. El-Ella, Ahmed M. Youssef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019356002