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Chitin nano-crystals/sodium lignosulfonate/Ag NPs nanocomposites: a potent and green catalyst for efficient removal of organic contaminants

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It is an emerging issue to chase a high performance of metal nanoparticles based catalytic systems with a small and uniform particle size. Herein, a study has been carried out towards the green and facile synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) based nanocomposites for efficient removal of emerging contaminants. Bioresources from the marine crustacean animals and traditional pulping process, such as chitin and lignin, have received great attention in bio-functional material areas. This research is to prepare chitin nano-crystals/sodium lignosulfonate/silver nanoparticles (ChNC@NaLS@AgNPs) nanocomposites for small and uniform particle size of Ag NPs. ChNC and NaLS acted as sustainable and efficient bio-supports during Ag NPs synthesis to synergistically control the particle size of Ag NPs. It was found that the Ag NPs synthesized in ChNC@NaLS@AgNPs nanocomposites had a smallest particle size and narrowest size distribution compared with that of the control. The catalytic degradation results showed that ChNC@NaLS@AgNPs nanocomposites exhibited highest catalytic degradation performance for model contaminants of Congo Red (k = 50.2 × 10−3 s−1) and TC·HCl (k = 0.0483 min−1). This research provides a great potential application of chitin and lignin in synthesizing nano-catalysts synergistically for high degradation performance of emerging contaminants in waste water.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, No. 29, 13th Street, TEDA, 300457, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Yang, Xingye An, Liqin Liu, Frederikus Tunjung Seta, Hao Zhang, Hongbin Liu & Yonghao Ni

  2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp and Papermaking and Pollution Control, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, 530004, Nanning, People’s Republic of China

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    Haibing Cao & Qingliang Xu

  5. Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada

    Xingye An & Yonghao Ni

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Yang, J., An, X., Liu, L. et al. Chitin nano-crystals/sodium lignosulfonate/Ag NPs nanocomposites: a potent and green catalyst for efficient removal of organic contaminants. Cellulose 27, 5071–5087 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03161-2

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