Polymeric foam composites for wastewater treatment at room temperature

Abstract

Provided herein are novel foam composites comprising a chitosan-cellulose-MXene hydrogel that has been adsorbed into a foam. Hydrophilic surface-modified two-dimensional MXenes nanosheets integrated into one-dimensional activated cellulose microfibers and three-dimensional neutralized chitosan hydrogel are adsorbed into a foam, for example polyurethane foam, to create the foam composites. Also described herein are the use of the foam composites for the purification of water, including the removal of at least one heavy metal.

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