Porous chitosan doped with graphene oxide as highly effective adsorbent for methyl orange and amido black 10B

In the current study, porous chitosan aerogels doped with small amount of graphene oxide (CSGO aerogels) with high porosity (97.96-98.78%), extraordinarily high water absorption (5848-8917%) and low density (0.021-0.035 g cm−3) were prepared and used as adsorbents for two azo dyes methyl orange (MO) and amido black 10B (AB10B). The adsorption behavior of these CSGO aerogels and some influence factors such as pH value, graphene oxide (GO) loading, concentration of pollutants, as well as adsorption kinetics were studied. Specifically, the adsorption capacity for MO is 686.89 mg g−1, the highest comparing with other publication results, and it is 573.47 mg g−1 for AB10B. Since they are biodegradable, non-toxic, efficient, low-cost and easy to prepare, we believe that these porous CSGO aerogels will be a promising candidate for dye removal.