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Journal
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With increasing global water temperatures and nutrient runoff in recent decades, the blooming season of algae lasts longer, resulting in toxin concentrations that exceed safe limits for human consumption and for recreational use. From the different toxins, microcystin-LR has been reported as the main cyanotoxin related to liver cancer, and consequently its abundance in water is constantly monitored. In this work, we report a methodology for decorating cellulose nanofibrils with β-cyclodextrin or with poly (β-cyclodextrin) which were tested for the recovery of microcystin from synthetic water. The adsorption was followed by Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), allowing for real-time monitoring of the adsorption behavior. A maximum recovery of 196 mg/g was obtained with the modified by cyclodextrin. Characterization of the modified substrate was confirmed with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). View Full-Text
Publisher: 
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Publication date: 
1 Dec 2019
Authors: 

Diego Gomez-Maldonado, Iris Beatriz Vega Erramuspe, Ilari Filpponen, Leena-Sisko Johansson, Salvatore Lombardo, Junyong Zhu, Wim Thielemans, Maria S Peresin

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Volume: 11 Issue: 12 Pages: 2075
Origin: 
Polymers