Chitosan-Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: A Potential Candidate for Waste Water Treatment

Amit Trivedi, Machchhar Shivangi, Angel Mary Joseph

Abstract: Chitosan composites are considered to be one of the most efficient group of materials in water purification procedures. Chitosan is widely available natural polymer which could be processed easily into films, hydrogels, and aerogels. The nanocomposites of chitosan with various nanofillers also finds huge applications in water treatment. Amongst the nanofillers, the 2-D nanofillers such as graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, magnetic nanoparticle decorated graphene oxide shows exceptional performance owing to its unique physical and chemical characteristics. The current review covers these aspects in detail.

Keywords: Chitosan, Graphene Oxide, Water treatment, Dye removal