This book provides a comprehensive source of knowledge of new sorbent materials, presenting fundamental principles for their syntheses, and adsorption properties. It presents advanced techniques employed to create specialized sorbents with a wide range of functions, which can be used to enhance the separation and/or purification of useful bioactive compounds, heavy metals, dyes, and more. It discusses original results compared with the most recent developments in the field of separation processes, covering specialized sorbents such as monolith cryogels, composite hydrogels, metal impregnated ion exchangers, and molecularly imprinted polymers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Composite Hydrogel Materials. Cryogels for Affinity Chromatography. Particulate/Cell Separations Using Macroporous Monolithic Matrices. Polysaccharide-Based Composite Hydrogels for Removal of Pollutants from Water. Iron Oxide Magnetic Composite Adsorbents for Heavy Metal Pollutant Removal. Biopolymers-Zeolites Composites as Biosorbents for Separation Processes. Metal-Impregnated Ion Exchanger for Selective Removal and Recovery of Trace Phosphate. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Water Polishing. Biopolymer-Based Sorbents for Metal Sorption. Mixed-Mode Sorbents in Solid-Phase Extraction. Interpenetrating Polymer Network Composite Hydrogels and Their Applications in Separation Processes. Toward Adaptive Self-Informed Membranes.