Correction to: Intelligent-activated carbon prepared from pistachio shells precursor for effective adsorption of heavy metals from industrial waste of copper mine

Correction to: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06732-4

The original publication of this paper contains a mistake.

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Scheme 1

The general route for the preparation of AC, MAC, and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Scheme 2

Proposed mechanism for the chelation of Cu(II) onto H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 1

TEM images of a AC-H, b MAC, and c H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 2

FT-IR spectra of a AC, b MAC, c H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs, and d H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs-Cu(II)

Fig. 3

XRD patterns of a AC-H, b MAC and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 4

Magnetization curves of MAC and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 5

TGA plots of a AC-H, MAC, and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs and b H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs-Cu

Fig. 6

N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms for a AC-H and b H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 7

EDS pattern of a H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs and b H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs-Cu

Fig. 8

The 3D plots exhibit the effect of a dosage of H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs and Cu(II) concentration, b dosage of H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs and contact time, and c Cu(II) concentration and contact time

Fig. 9

Effect of pH on adsorption behavior of Cu(II) onto MAC and H₃NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 10

Zeta potential of MAC and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 11

Adsorption kinetic of Cu(II) on H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 12

Kinetic adsorption of Cu(II) ions on H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs: a pseudo-first-order model and b pseudo-second-order models model

Fig. 13

Effect of temperature on adsorption capacity of H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs for Cu(II) ions (C_i = 60 mg L⁻¹, M/V= 0.6 g L⁻¹, t = 180 min, pH = 6.5)

Fig. 14

Adsorption isotherms of Cu(II) ions on the AC-H, MAC, and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

Fig. 15

a Langmuir, b Freundlich, c Temkin, and d DR isotherms for the adsorption of Cu(II) ions onto AC-H, MAC and H₂NSO₃-MAC NCs

The original article was corrected.