A Hybrid Material for Sustainable Environmental Protection

The hybrid nanocomposite was prepared by in situ intercalative polymerization of acrylamide in a fine dispersion of the sugarcane bagasse, chitin and fuller's earth by microwave irradiation. The product was very efficient as an adsorbent for metal ions and organic dye. It was mechanically stable in wet condition, resistant to fast microbial attack and released no leachates.