A sulphonated carbon dot–chitosan hybrid hydrogel nanocomposite as an efficient ion-exchange film for Ca2+ and Mg2+ removal

Upama Baruah; Achyut Konwar; Devasish Chowdhury

doi:10.1039/C6NR01129B

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A sulphonated carbon dot–chitosan hybrid hydrogel nanocomposite as an efficient ion-exchange film for Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ removal†

Upama Baruah,^a Achyut Konwar^a and Devasish Chowdhury*^a

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^a Material Nanochemistry Laboratory, Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Garchuk, Guwahati, India
E-mail: devasish@iasst.gov.in
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Abstract

We have developed a hybrid hydrogel nanocomposite film via conjugation of oxidised carbon dots synthesized from 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid with chitosan. The potential applicability of the film was then successfully tested for the removal of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ ions from solution.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR01129B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 08 Feb 2016
Accepted: 28 Mar 2016
First published: 30 Mar 2016

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Nanoscale, 2016,8, 8542-8546

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A sulphonated carbon dot–chitosan hybrid hydrogel nanocomposite as an efficient ion-exchange film for Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ removal

U. Baruah, A. Konwar and D. Chowdhury, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 8542 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR01129B

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