Drashya Gautam

This article discusses the potential applications of natural polysaccharide-based graphene oxide nanomaterials in the field of wastewater remediation through the removal of organic and synthetic dyes. Being highly toxic, carcinogenic, and nonbiodegradable, dyes disposed from textile, paper, and printing industries etc. pose a serious threat to various life forms on earth.

The present study is focused on the synthesis of prominent magnetic graphene oxide/chitin nanocomposites, which behaves as an adsorbent for organic dyes under visible light. The nanocomposites were characterized using physicochemical techniques such as X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, vibrating-sample magnetometer, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy.