REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE-SUPPORTED NANOSCALE ZERO VALENT IRON FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE MYCOTOXIN PATULIN FROM WATER

摘要

One challenge that has recently become evident in the water treatment industry is the remediation of micropollutants,which can be difficult to remove with conventional water treatment technologies.The use of nanotechnology has shown to be an emerging area of study for the removal of these pollutants from water.This work assessed the suitability nanoscale zero valent iron decorated on reduced graphene oxide(nZVI/rGO)for this purpose.The study included the synthesis of the material using an anaerobic wet synthesis method,its subsequent characterisation and finally several performance tests for the removal from water of the mycotoxin patulin-which is a toxin commonly found in apple based products,particularly apple juices-using both Fenton and photo-Fenton oxidation.