Issue 3, 2015

Carbon nanosphere adsorbents for removal of arsenate and selenate from water

Abstract

Porous carbon nanospheres prepared using spray pyrolysis were evaluated as adsorbents for removal of arsenate and selenate in de-ionized (DI), canal, and well waters. The carbon nanospheres displayed good binding to both metals in DI water and outperformed commercial activated carbons for arsenate removal in pH > 8, likely due to the presence of basic surface functional groups, high surface-to-volume ratio, and suitable micropores formed during the synthesis.

Graphical abstract: Carbon nanosphere adsorbents for removal of arsenate and selenate from water

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Dec 2014
Accepted
14 Mar 2015
First published
16 Mar 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015,2, 245-250

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Carbon nanosphere adsorbents for removal of arsenate and selenate from water

M. Li, C. Wang, M. J. O'Connell and C. K. Chan, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2015, 2, 245 DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00204K

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