Functionalization of graphene oxide with cinnamic acid and lignin for enhanced pesticides adsorption for water purification
13 affiliations
- 1Analytical Chemistry Department, Baku State University Z. Khalilov 33 AZ 1148 Baku Azerbaijan.
- 2GPOGC SRI, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University A. avenue 34 AZ1010 Baku Azerbaijan.
- 3ICRL, Baku State University AZ1148 Baku Azerbaijan [email protected].
- 4ICESCO Biomedical Materials Department, Baku State University Z. Khalilov 33 AZ 1148 Baku Azerbaijan.
- 5Institute of Physics, Ministry of Science and Education of Republic of Azerbaijan Baku AZ1143 Azerbaijan.
- 6Nano Research Laboratory, Baku State University Z. Khalilov 33 AZ 1148 Baku Azerbaijan.
- 7CRM2 UMR 7036 CNRS, Université de Lorraine 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy France.
- 8Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS UK.
- 9Department of Cytology, Embryology and Histology, Azerbaijan Medical University 163 A Samad Vurgun Baku AZ1078 Azerbaijan.
- 10Laboratory of Electron Microscopy of the SRC, Azerbaijan Medical University 163 A Samad Vurgun Baku AZ1078 Azerbaijan.
- 11Institute of Physics, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Baku AZ1143 Azerbaijan.
- 12Research Institute of Crop Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic Baku AZ 1098 Azerbaijan.
- 13Western Caspian University 31 Istiglaliyyat Street Baku AZ1001 Azerbaijan.
Abstract
Pest control in modern agronomy leads to systematic pesticide usage that influences the water ecosystem and can lead to mutagenic and chronic diseases of diversity, emphasizing the growing demand for the creation of efficient adsorbents with the possibility of regeneration. That's why we herein report the application of the obtained graphene oxide-cinnamic acid and graphene oxide-lignin hybrid systems for water purification from pesticides. For this purpose, biodegradable polymer lignin (by-product of the pulp industry) and its phenolic structural precursorcinnamic acid have been functionalized with graphene oxide nanolayers for improved adsorption properties. Modification of graphene oxide with lignin and cinnamic acid was performed through covalent functionalization using epichlorohydrin and acyl chloride moieties as crosslinking units, respectively. The structural changes and morphology of the synthesized hybrid nanocomposite systems were investigated by XRD, TEM, FTIR, ssNMR and XPS. BET surface area and pore size analyses were also conducted. Formation of several topologies in the obtained molecules was observed by TEM, whereas XRD determined restructuring of both modifications, likewise the introduction of the guest molecule in the host system. The highest removal efficiencies were achieved at pH 6, and performance remained close to optimal under near-neutral conditions.
Regeneration studies showed that the adsorbents retained more than 90% of their initial removal efficiency after three adsorption-desorption cycles. Further, adsorption analyses on the mentioned pesticides were performed by the batch method, which revealed promising results in the case of both hybrid materials, with good performance in the case of the graphene oxide-lignin hybrid system.
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BibTeX
@article{hasanova2026functionalization,
title = {{Functionalization of graphene oxide with cinnamic acid and lignin for enhanced pesticides adsorption for water purification}},
author = {Sibel Hasanova and Alakbar Huseynzada and Alibala Aliyev and Ulviyya Hasanova and Imamaddin Amiraslanov and Carole Gardiennet and Gunel Aliyeva and Ilaha Hasanova and Famil Chiraqov and Eldar Gasimov and Fuad Rzayev and Zarema Gakhramanova and Haji Vahid Akhundzada},
journal = {RSC Advances},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1039/d6ra05799c},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05839222v1},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Functionalization of graphene oxide with cinnamic acid and lignin for enhanced pesticides adsorption for water purification
AU - Sibel Hasanova
AU - Alakbar Huseynzada
AU - Alibala Aliyev
AU - Ulviyya Hasanova
AU - Imamaddin Amiraslanov
AU - Carole Gardiennet
AU - Gunel Aliyeva
AU - Ilaha Hasanova
AU - Famil Chiraqov
AU - Eldar Gasimov
AU - Fuad Rzayev
AU - Zarema Gakhramanova
AU - Haji Vahid Akhundzada
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/21
JO - RSC Advances
DO - 10.1039/d6ra05799c
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05839222v1
AB - Pest control in modern agronomy leads to systematic pesticide usage that influences the water ecosystem and can lead to mutagenic and chronic diseases of diversity, emphasizing the growing demand for the creation of efficient adsorbents with the possibility of regeneration. That's why we herein report the application of the obtained graphene oxide-cinnamic acid and graphene oxide-lignin hybrid systems for water purification from pesticides. For this purpose, biodegradable polymer lignin (by-product of the pulp industry) and its phenolic structural precursorcinnamic acid have been functionalized with graphene oxide nanolayers for improved adsorption properties. Modification of graphene oxide with lignin and cinnamic acid was performed through covalent functionalization using epichlorohydrin and acyl chloride moieties as crosslinking units, respectively. The structural changes and morphology of the synthesized hybrid nanocomposite systems were investigated by XRD, TEM, FTIR, ssNMR and XPS. BET surface area and pore size analyses were also conducted. Formation of several topologies in the obtained molecules was observed by TEM, whereas XRD determined restructuring of both modifications, likewise the introduction of the guest molecule in the host system. The highest removal efficiencies were achieved at pH 6, and performance remained close to optimal under near-neutral conditions. Regeneration studies showed that the adsorbents retained more than 90% of their initial removal efficiency after three adsorption-desorption cycles. Further, adsorption analyses on the mentioned pesticides were performed by the batch method, which revealed promising results in the case of both hybrid materials, with good performance in the case of the graphene oxide-lignin hybrid system.
SN - 2046-2069
ER -