Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
6919048 
Journal Article 
Conjugated Polymer-Based Composites for Water Purification 
Li, J; Huang, Y; Shao, D; , 
2015 
SCRIVENER PUBLISHING LLC 
BEVERLY 
FUNDAMENTALS OF CONJUGATED POLYMER BLENDS, COPOLYMERS AND COMPOSITES: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS 
581-618 
WOS:000379913100013 
The increasing water demand and the worldwide shortage of clean water call for new technologies for wastewater treatment, of which adsorption is a simple and efficient method to remove organic and inorganic pollutants from drinking water. Conjugated polymers, particularly for polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (PPy), polythiophene (PT), and their derivatives/analogs, have been widely investigated due to their unique properties, such as easy synthesis, porous structure, tunable morphology, good electrorheological property, unique redox chemistry, and non-toxicity. This chapter provides a potential solution to wastewater treatment by utilizing conjugated polymer composites as adsorbents. The adsorption phenomenon is briefly introduced, followed by its mechanism investigation techniques. Detailed discussions are focused on the adsorption advantages of PANI-, PPy-, and PT-based composites to conventional materials. The remaining challenges are also mentioned. 
Saini, P; 
978-1-118-54949-0