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Potential of carbon nanomaterials for removal of heavy metals from water
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In this paper, two carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) were synthesized using turpentine oil in a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) setup by varying the process parameters.About:
This article is published in Desalination.The article was published on 2008-11-30. It has received 170 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sorption & Nanoporous.read more
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Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: Critical review of adsorption applications
Ihsanullah,Aamir Abbas,Adnan M. Al-Amer,Tahar Laoui,Mohammed J. Al-Marri,Mustafa S. Nasser,Majeda Khraisheh,Muataz Ali Atieh,Muataz Ali Atieh +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), member of the fullerene structural family, is considered with special focus on the removal of heavy metals from water (lead, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, copper, zinc and nickel).
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Carbon nanotubes as adsorbents in environmental pollution management: A review
TL;DR: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have aroused widespread attention as a new type of adsorbents due to their outstanding ability for the removal of various inorganic and organic pollutants, and radionuclides from large volumes of wastewater as discussed by the authors.
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Adsorption Behavior of EDTA-Graphene Oxide for Pb (II) Removal
Clemonne J. Madadrang,Hyun Yun Kim,Guihua Gao,Ning Wang,Jun Zhu,Huan Feng,Matthew Gorring,Marc L. Kasner,Shifeng Hou +8 more
TL;DR: EDTA-GO was found to be an ideal adsorbent for Pb(II) removal with a higher adsorption capacity and the experimental results suggest that EDTA- GO can be reused after washed with HCl, suggesting potential applications in the environmental cleanup.
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Reduced graphene oxide-metal/metal oxide composites: facile synthesis and application in water purification.
TL;DR: A methodology was developed to immobilize RGO-composites on river sand (RS) using chitosan as the binder and the as-supported composites are found to be efficient adsorbent candidates for field application.
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Adsorption characteristics and behaviors of graphene oxide for Zn(II) removal from aqueous solution
Hou Wang,Xingzhong Yuan,Yan Wu,Huajun Huang,Guangming Zeng,Yan Liu,Xue-li Wang,Lin Ningbo,Yu Qi +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption of Zn(II) onto graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized via modified Hummers' method, and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR), Xray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
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Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review.
TL;DR: The technical feasibility of various low-cost adsorbents for heavy metal removal from contaminated water has been reviewed and it is evident from the literature survey of about 100 papers that low- cost adsorbent have demonstrated outstanding removal capabilities for certain metal ions as compared to activated carbon.
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A review of potentially low-cost sorbents for heavy metals
TL;DR: The use of low-cost sorbents has been investigated as a replacement for current costly methods of removing heavy metals from solution as mentioned in this paper, where natural materials or waste products from certain industries with a high capacity for heavy metals can be obtained, employed and disposed of with little cost.
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Carbon nanotubes : synthesis, structure, properties, and applications
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship of carbon nanotubes to other carbon materials has been discussed, and the properties of single-wall and multi-wall carbon Nanotubes have been investigated.
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Synthesis of highly ordered carbon molecular sieves via template-mediated structural transformation
TL;DR: Ordered carbon molecular sieves exhibiting Bragg diffraction of X-ray lines have been synthesized for the first time, using mesoporous silica sieves as the template.
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Activated Carbon Adsorption
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a detailed characterization of the carbon-oxygen surface groups and their properties on the surface of a solid surface of an activated carbon and its surface structure.