title: Porous graphene materials for water remediation.
abstract: Water remediation has been a critical issue over the past decades due to the expansion of wastewater discharge to the environment. Currently, a variety of functional materials have been successfully prepared for water remediation applications. Among them, graphene is an attractive candidate due to its high specific surface area, tunable surface behavior, and high strength. This Concept paper summarizes the design strategy of porous graphene materials and their applications in water remediation, such as the cleanup of oil, removal of heavy metal ions, and elimination of water soluble organic contaminants. The progress made so far will guide further development in structure design strategy of porous materials based on graphene and exploration of such materials in environmental remediation.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798.
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D020450:Heavy Ions; D006801:Humans; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000302:isolation & purification; D059392:Petroleum Pollution; D016062:Porosity; D059027:Recycling; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D014873:Water Pollutants; D006108:Graphite
keywords: graphene; porous materials; water remediation