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Removal of mercury by adsorption: a review

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Due to natural and production activities, mercury contamination has become one of the major environmental problems over the world. Mercury contamination is a serious threat to human health. Among the existing technologies available for mercury pollution control, the adsorption process can get excellent separation effects and has been further studied. This review is attempted to cover a wide range of adsorbents that were developed for the removal of mercury from the year 2011. Various adsorbents, including the latest adsorbents, are presented along with highlighting and discussing the key advancements on their preparation, modification technologies, and strategies. By comparing their adsorption capacities, it is evident from the literature survey that some adsorbents have shown excellent potential for the removal of mercury. However, there is still a need to develop novel, efficient adsorbents with low cost, high stability, and easy production and manufacture for practical utility.

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We are very grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21471163 and 21571191), Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 14JJ2006), and Key Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education, PRC (No. 13JZD0016, Research on Institutional Building of Ecological Civilization).

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Yu, JG., Yue, BY., Wu, XW. et al. Removal of mercury by adsorption: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 5056–5076 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5880-x

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