Journal Pre-proof Chitosan, alginate and other macromolecules as activated carbon immobilizing agents: A review on composite adsorbents for the removal of water contaminants Heloise Beatriz Quesada, Thiago Peixoto de Araújo, Daniel Tait Vareschini, Maria Angélica Simões Dornellas de Barros, Raquel Guttierres Gomes, Rosângela Bergamasco PII: S0141-8130(20)34209-4 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.118 Reference: BIOMAC 16493 To appear in: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Received date: 17 July 2020 Revised date: 24 July 2020 Accepted date: 13 August 2020 Please cite this article as: H.B. Quesada, T.P. de Araújo, D.T. Vareschini, et al., Chitosan, alginate and other macromolecules as activated carbon immobilizing agents: A review on composite adsorbents for the removal of water contaminants, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.118 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.