Removal of cadmium from water by CNT–PAC composite: effect of functionalization

• Main Authors: AlSaadi, Mohammed A., Mamun, Abdullah Al, Alam, Md Zahangir, Amosa, Mutiu Kolade, Atieh, Muataz Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: World Scientic Publishing Company 2016
• Subjects: TD169 Environmental protection
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46622/1/Published_Paper_Nano.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46622/4/46622_Removal%20of%20cadmium%20from%20water_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46622/5/46622_Removal%20of%20cadmium%20from%20water_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46622/; http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/nano

Cadmium (Cd2þ) is one of the toxic heavy metals that is frequently used in many industrial products. The wastewater from these industries and their products contains residual cadmium that are di±cult to be removed economically from the e®luent. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized in several...