Adsorption of Heavy Metals on Activated Carbons (A Review)
M. D. Vedenyapina, Alexandra Yu. Kurmysheva, С. А. Кулайшин, Yu. G. Kryazhev
Abstract
Recent developments in the use of activated carbons (ACs) of various geneses for wastewater treatment to remove copper, nickel, cadmium, and lead ions, which most frequently occur in industrial and municipal wastewaters, are summarized.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAdsorptionCadmiumActivated carbonHeavy metalsCopperWastewaterNickelIndustrial wastewater treatmentEnvironmental chemistryInorganic chemistryWaste managementOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsAnalytical chemistry methods development