@book{scholars7370,
            note = {cited By 6},
           pages = {347--377},
       publisher = {wiley},
             doi = {10.1002/9781119041214.ch14},
           title = {Treatment of reactive dyes from water and wastewater through chitosan and its derivatives},
            year = {2016},
         journal = {Smart Materials for Waste Water Applications},
          author = {Vakili, M. and Rafatullah, M. and Gholami, Z. and Farraji, H.},
        abstract = {Adsorption is a technique used to remove dyes from polluted aqueous solutions. In recent years, the use of low-cost adsorbents, such as chitosan, in wastewater treatment has increased. Chitosan is a safe, environmentally friendly and costeff ective substance produced by alkaline de-acetylation(DD) of chitin, which can be used as an adsorbent. Chitosan and its derivatives have attracted considerable attention as an appropriate adsorbent for dye removal due to their specifi c characteristics such as non-toxicity, cationicity, biodegradability and high absorption capability. Many chitosan derivatives have been obtained by chemical and physicalmodifi cations of raw chitosan, including cross-linking and graft ing new functional groups on the chitosan backbone to absorb dyes. Th is review summarizes the applications of chitosan and its graft ed and cross-linked derivatives in removing dyes from wastewater. It also highlights notable examples in the use of chitosan and its derivatives for dye removal from aqueous solutions. {\^A}{\copyright} 2016 Scrivener Publishing LLC.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014472154&doi=10.1002\%2f9781119041214.ch14&partnerID=40&md5=9a167c9876a0660ec3645308a9770589},
            isbn = {9781119041214; 9781119041184}
}