title: Superior adsorption of pharmaceutical molecules by highly porous BN nanosheets.
abstract: Highly porous boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) were tested as a re-usable adsorbent for the removal of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solution. The BNNSs exhibit both unprecedentedly high adsorption capacities and excellent recyclability while maintaining their high adsorption capacity by a simple regeneration process. These advantages render BNNSs a promising material for water remediation applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia. weiwei.lei@deakin.edu.au ian.chen@deakin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Karel D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Klika
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001896:Boron Compounds; C017282:boron nitride