Insight into the key role of imine groups in polyaniline for adsorbing heavy metal ions: Density functional theory and experimental study
Bofang Shi, Hang Li, Xiaojie Fu, Chengcheng Zhao, Angelina H. Wang, Weilin Tan, Yongfang Rao, Mingtao Li, Sridhar Komarneni, Honghui Yang
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IminePolyanilineDensity functional theoryKey (lock)Metal ions in aqueous solutionMetalChemistryIonChemical engineeringComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringComputer sciencePolymerComputer securityCatalysisPolymerizationConducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsElectrochemical sensors and biosensors