Optimized graphene oxide foam with enhanced performance and high selectivity for mercury removal from water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 301, Issue , 2016, Pages 453-461

  Henriques, Bruno ^a   Gonçalves, Gil ^a,b   Emami, Nazanin ^d   Pereira, Eduarda ^a   Vila, Mercedes ^a,b,c   Marques, Paula A A P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competitive ions; Graphene oxide; Mercury; Natural waters; Remediation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHARACTERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHENE; METAL IONS; METALS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; SEAWATER; SOLUTIONS; SORPTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER;

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; COMPETITIVE IONS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; NATURAL WATERS; NITROGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; RESIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHENE;

MERCURY (METAL);

GRAPHENE OXIDE; MERCURY; NITROGEN; SEA WATER; SULFUR;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GUIDELINE; ION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METAL; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RIVER WATER; SEAWATER; SORPTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FOAM; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; PH; RIVER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84942546511     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.09.028     Document Type: Article

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