Facile fabrication of silk protein sericin-mediated hierarchical hydroxyapatite-based bio-hybrid architectures: Excellent adsorption of toxic heavy metals and hazardous dye from wastewater
RSC Advances, ISSN: 2046-2069, Vol: 6, Issue: 89, Page: 86607-86616
2016
- 39Citations
- 55Captures
- 1Mentions
Metric Options: CountsSelecting the 1-year or 3-year option will change the metrics count to percentiles, illustrating how an article or review compares to other articles or reviews within the selected time period in the same journal. Selecting the 1-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year. Selecting the 3-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year plus the two years prior.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Most Recent News
Bovine Serum Albumin – Hydroxyapatite Nanoflowers as Potential Local Drug Delivery System of Ciprofloxacin
Introduction A drug delivery system (DDS) is defined as a formulation or device that allows the introduction of a drug substance into the body and
Article Description
Environmental pollutants, especially water pollutants, are a serious problem in modern industrial societies; therefore, there is a significant need for new approaches to water purification through the development of eco-friendly functional materials with cost-effective fabrication methods. Here, we report the inexpensive fabrication of hierarchical bio-hybrid architectures through a green and facile co-precipitation method by employing an industrial waste natural silk protein, sericin, and hydroxyapatite (HAP), the main component of bones and teeth. These hierarchical bio-hybrids show excellent adsorption of toxic heavy metal ions of Pb(ii), Cd(ii) and Hg(ii), with adsorption efficiencies in the order of Hg(ii) ≪ Cd(ii) < Pb(ii), and a hazardous dye, Congo red (CR), due to their large surface area and the chemical natures of sericin and HAP. The microscale size and structural integrity of the hybrids enables easy separation of the adsorbents from waste water. More than 99% adsorption of Pb(ii) ions is observed within 15 min. Moreover, the simply stacked layers of hybrid flowers function as excellent filters for free-flowing polluted water, with a removal efficiency of 99.5%. This system can be used as a practical natural water treatment. Further, these hybrid adsorbents can be reused following recovery with dilute acetic acid treatment; the process also regenerates the adsorbed Pb(ii) ions. The simple, economical and environmentally benign fabrication method of these hybrids and their excellent water-purifying ability will lead to a new solution to the worldwide issue of water pollution.
Bibliographic Details
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84987841011&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra12818a; http://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C6RA12818A; http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/RA/C6RA12818A; https://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=C6RA12818A; https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra12818a; https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/ra/c6ra12818a
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Provide Feedback
Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know