Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using carbon aerogel as an adsorbent.

By A. Meena, G. Mishra, P. Rai, C. Rajagopal, P. Nagar. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2005

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On the removal of Mn2+ ions by adsorption onto natural and activated Chilean zeolites. (2009, background): “Manganese ions are present in wastewaters from many industries, mainly pyrolusite (MnO2) treatment, steel alloy dry cell batteries, glass and ceramics, paint and varnish, ink and dyes, match and fire work (Meena et al., 2005) and in metal galvanization plant effluents (Pandey and Seth, 1985).”
Surface functional groups of carbon-based adsorbents and their roles in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: A critical review. (2019, background): “[120] reported that surface complexation and ion exchange are the major removal mechanisms of heavy metals from aqueous solutions by carbon aerogel adsorbent.”
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Removal of Heavy Metals Using Nanostructured Graphite Oxide, Silica Nanoparticles and Silica/ Graphite Oxide Composite (2014, background): “Therefore, the removal percentage of heavy metals depends on the initial metal ions concentration [17].”