Issue 86, 2014
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Are engineered nanomaterials superior adsorbents for removal and pre-concentration of heavy metal cations from water?†

Kun Yang,*ab   Wei Wei,ab   Long Qi,ab   WenHao Wu,ab   QingFeng Jingab  and  DaoHui Linab  

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a Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
E-mail: kyang@zju.edu.cn
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b Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, China

Abstract

We provide herein evidence that the removal of metal ions with engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nano-oxides could be largely attributed to precipitation by forming the metal hydroxides rather than adsorption, implying that ENMs cannot be superior adsorbents.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA09375E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 May 2014
Accepted
10 Sep 2014
First published
10 Sep 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 46122-46125

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Are engineered nanomaterials superior adsorbents for removal and pre-concentration of heavy metal cations from water?

K. Yang, W. Wei, L. Qi, W. Wu, Q. Jing and D. Lin, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 46122 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA09375E

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