Estrogens are detected in dirking water and are linked with breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. Therefore, the purpose of this experiment is to remove the estrogens from drinking water using reduced graphene oxide-based membranes. Graphene oxide undergoes a hydrothermal reaction to make reduced graphene oxide. The suspension of the reduced graphene oxide is then added to a vacuum filtration system to make reduced graphene oxide membranes. The purification of water is conducted using vacuum filtration. The efficiency of the membranes for removal of estrogens in drinking water is analyzed by FTIR, UV-visible absorption, etc. Our research may offer an efficient way for drinking water purification.

Removal of estrogens from drinking water using reduced graphene oxide-based filtration membranes

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