Nanotechnology in Environmental Science, 2 Volumes

7Adsorptive Removal of Antibiotics onto Graphene–Soy Protein Aerogel Composites from Aqeous Solution

Fei Yu,¹ Yong Li,¹ and Jie Ma²

¹Shanghai Institute of Technology, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

²Tongji University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

7.1 Introduction

Natural polymers such as vegetable proteins have attracted considerable research interest because of their availability, biodegradability, renewability, and interesting functional properties. Proteins extracted from vegetable seeds (e.g., soybean, pea, barley, wheat, rice, oat, and sunflower) have been reported ...