Green, efficient adsorption
A porous carbon derived from cane molasses and functionalised with polyethyleneimine efficiently adsorbs melanoidins from cane juice for green decolourisation.
Bo-Huan, Fan · Xiong, Yanshu · Li, Mingxing · Ran, Jia · Li-Shu, Zhou · Jia-Yi, Tang · Li, Wen · Yu-Wei, Lan · Lu, Haiqin · Li, Kai
Separation and Purification Technology 2023
Adsorption process is spontaneous and endothermic
One melanoidin molecule binds 3–4 protonated amine groups