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Biosorbents and Composite Cation Exchanger for the Treatment of Heavy Metals

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Applications of Ion Exchange Materials in the Environment

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Heavy metals have seriously affected the quality of water, soil, and marine ecosystems. More economical, efficient and effective water purification and desalination methods need to be developed to remove persistent heavy metal ion contamination, especially in drinking water. Among low-cost methods with different degree of effectiveness for heavy metal ion removal highlighted in this chapter are the agro-based biosorbents and biopolymers based on cellulose, chitosan, and alginate. Factors influencing the efficiency of nanofiber membranes and packed-bed adsorbers have been addressed. Different types of composite ion exchangers are discussed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus (CUI), Islamabad, 54000, Pakistan

    Muhammad Shahid Nazir

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus (CUI), Islamabad, 54000, Pakistan

    Zaman Tahir

  3. Department of Physics, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology (MNSUET), Multan, 60000, Pakistan

    Majid Niaz Akhtar

  4. Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Mohd Azmuddin Abdullah

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Nazir, M.S., Tahir, Z., Akhtar, M.N., Abdullah, M.A. (2019). Biosorbents and Composite Cation Exchanger for the Treatment of Heavy Metals. In: Inamuddin, Ahamed, M., Asiri, A. (eds) Applications of Ion Exchange Materials in the Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10430-6_7

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