Rapid removal of organic micropollutants from water by a porous β-cyclodextrin polymer

Alaaeddin Alsbaiee, Brian J. Smith, Leilei Xiao, Yuhan Ling, Damian E. Helbling () and William R. Dichtel ()
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Alaaeddin Alsbaiee: Cornell University, Baker Laboratory
Brian J. Smith: Cornell University, Baker Laboratory
Leilei Xiao: Cornell University, Baker Laboratory
Yuhan Ling: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Damian E. Helbling: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
William R. Dichtel: Cornell University, Baker Laboratory

Nature, 2016, vol. 529, issue 7585, 190-194

Abstract: An alternative material to activated carbon for water remediation is reported: a porous material based on crosslinked cyclodextrins that is better than activated carbons at adsorbing a range of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other anthropogenic pollutants.

Date: 2016
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