Encapsulation of Silica Nanotubes from Elephant Grass with Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Application in Remediation of Sulfamethoxazole from Aqueous Media

Incorporation of graphene/graphene oxide on a low-cost support has been established to improve adsorption performance. This study reports the synthesis of silica nanotubes (SNT) from elephant grass, its encapsulation by reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/graphene oxide (GO) and its application as a highly efficient adsorbent for the remediation of sulfamethoxazole from wastewater. The SNT was synthesized and encapsulated with GO and RGO, to obtain...