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Preparation of a Sepia Melanin and Poly(ethylene-alt-maleic Anhydride) Hybrid Material as an Adsorbent for Water Purification

Preparation of a Sepia Melanin and Poly(ethylene-alt-maleic Anhydride) Hybrid Material as an Adsorbent for Water Purification

Guido Panzarasa, Alina Osypova, Giovanni Consolati, Fiorenza Quasso, Guido Soliveri, Javier Ribera, Francis W M R Schwarze

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2018 Jan 23;8(2):54.

PMID: 29360734

Abstract:

Meeting the increasing demand of clean water requires the development of novel efficient adsorbent materials for the removal of organic pollutants. In this context the use of natural, renewable sources is of special relevance and sepia melanin, thanks to its ability to bind a variety of organic and inorganic species, has already attracted interest for water purification. Here we describe the synthesis of a material obtained by the combination of sepia melanin and poly(ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (P(E-alt-MA)). Compared to sepia melanin, the resulting hybrid displays a high and fast adsorption efficiency towards methylene blue (a common industrial dye) for a wide pH range (from pH 2 to 12) and under high ionic strength conditions. It is easily recovered after use and can be reused up to three times. Given the wide availability of sepia melanin and P(E-alt-MA), the synthesis of our hybrid is simple and affordable, making it suitable for industrial water purification purposes.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP9006262-A	Poly(ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride)		9006-26-2	Price

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