Review Article

Chitosan Biopolymer and Its Nanocomposites: Emerging Material as Adsorbent in Wastewater Treatment

Table 3

Different chitosan nanocomposites used to remove oil spills.

NanocompositeContaminantKineticsIsotherm modelAdsorption capacityReferences

Chitosan-graphene oxide nanocompositesRotenone (pesticide)Pseudo-first-orderLangmuir92.59 mg/g[93]
MIL-88(Fe) anchored TiO2-chitosan(2D/2D) hybrid nanocompositeOrganophosphate (pesticide)Pseudo-first-orderLangmuir–Hinshelwood[81]
Chitosan and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate/methyl methacrylate-bentonite-based nanocompositeMethyl parathion (pesticide)Pseudo-first-orderFreundlich868.5 mg/g[82]
Chitosan/metal-organic framework compositeOrganic pesticides (pesticide)Pseudo-second-orderTemkin[83]
Chitosan-based magnetic molecularly imprinted polymerTricyclazole (pesticide)Pseudo-second-orderFreundlich4579.9 μg/g[84]
Horseradish peroxidase immobilized onto CsGOn (HRP-CsGOn)Ofloxacin (antibiotic)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir model378 mg/g[86]
Fe3O4-chitosan nanoadsorbentMetronidazole (antibiotic)Pseudo-second-orderFreundlich model97.06 mg/g[87]
CTM@Fe3O4 nanocompositeTetracycline (antibiotic)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir model215.31 mg/g[51]
chitosan/Al2O3-HA composite beadsEstradiol (steroid)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir model39.78 mg/g[1]
AmCS@Fe3O4compositeDiclofenac sodium (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir model469.48 mg/g[29]
Silica-chitosan nanocomposite152+154Eu (radionuclide)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir - Freundlich models160 mg/g[92]
Chitosan-acrylic acid-1-vinyl-2-vinylpyrrolidone/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite152+154 Eu (radionuclide)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir321.77 mg/g[94]
Chitosan-acrylic acid-1-vinyl-2-vinylpyrrolidone/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite60Co (radionuclide)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir369.91 mg/g[94]
Chitosan-acrylic acid-1-vinyl-2-vinylpyrrolidone/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite134Cs (radionuclide)Pseudo-second-orderLangmuir456.46 mg/g[94]
Glauconite clay-functionalized chitosan nanocompositesFluoride ionsPseudo-second-orderLangmuir9.03 mg/g[89]
Chitosan-based magnetic nanocomposite containing Fe3O4–TiO2Fluoride ionsPseudo-second-orderLangmuir15.385 mg/g[90]
Chitosan-modified ZnO/ZnFe2O4 nanocompositesFluoridePseudo-first-orderLangmuir10.54−3.03 mg/g[91]
Superparamagnetic chitosan nanocompositeOil spillPseudo-second-orderLangmuir157.739 mg/g[95]