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Chitosan and gum arabic nanoparticles for heavy metal adsorption
Abreu, Flávia Oliveira Monteiro da Silva; Silva, Nilvan Alves da; Sipauba, Mateus de Sousa; Pires, Tamara Fernandes Marques; Bomfim, Tatiana Araújo; Monteiro Junior, Oyrton Azevedo de Castro; Forte, Maria Madalena de Camargo (2018) [Journal article]Chitosan (CT) is a polysaccharide with the ability to adsorb metals on its surface. In this work, CT-based nanoparticles (NPs) are produced by complex formation with gum arabic (GA) to increase their adsorbent potential ...