Organic-inorganic hybrid polymers as adsorbents for removal of heavy metal ions from solutions: A review

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 673-726

  Samiey, Babak ^a   Cheng, Chil Hung ^b   Wu, Jiangning ^b  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heavy metal ion; Interpenetrating networks; Nanobuilding blocks; Organic inorganic hybrid polymer; Self assembly process; Sol gel method; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894837378     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7020673     Document Type: Review

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