Fluorescence detection and removal of copper from water using a biobased and biodegradable 2D soft material

Meng Li; Zhijiang Liu; Shuwen Wang; David G. Calatayud; Wei-Hong Zhu; Tony D. James; Lidong Wang; Boyang Mao; Hui-Ning Xiao

doi:10.1039/C7CC08035B

Fluorescence detection and removal of copper from water using a biobased and biodegradable 2D soft material†

Meng Li,

^a Zhijiang Liu,^a Shuwen Wang,^b David G. Calatayud,^c Wei-Hong Zhu,

^b Tony D. James,

*^d Lidong Wang,

*^a Boyang Mao*^ef and Hui-Ning Xiao*^a

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^a Department of Environmental Science and Technology, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, P. R. China
E-mail: wld@ncepu.edu.cn

^b Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China

^c Department of Electroceramics, Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio CSIC, Kelsen 5, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain

^d Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
E-mail: t.d.james@bath.ac.uk

^e National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
E-mail: boyang.mao@mancester.ac.uk

^f School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Abstract

We have developed a green and robust fluorogenic (λ_ex = 410 nm, λ_em = 510 nm) cellulose membrane using graphene oxide (GO) as a construct for simultaneous copper ion recognition and filtration at environmentally relevant levels. The detection limit and removal limit of Cu²⁺ are 7.3 × 10⁻⁷ M and 1000 ppm, respectively. The simplicity and scalability achieved for the detection and removal of metal ions in waste water is particularly noteworthy given the significant problems associated with metal ion pollution of drinking water.

This article is part of the themed collection: The Mechanics of Supramolecular Chemistry

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC08035B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 10 2017
Accepted: 24 11 2017
First published: 24 11 2017
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Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 184-187

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Fluorescence detection and removal of copper from water using a biobased and biodegradable 2D soft material

M. Li, Z. Liu, S. Wang, D. G. Calatayud, W. Zhu, T. D. James, L. Wang, B. Mao and H. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 184 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08035B

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