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Removal of pollutants using organic/inorganic composite sorbents: a review
Authors: Rani Bushra1, M. Naushad2, Anees Ahmad1
| Affiliation: | 1 | Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University,Aligarh-202002, India |
| 2 | Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bld#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Published in: Ion Exch. Lett. 2017, 10(1-2), 6-16
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Keywords: Heavy metals; Persistent organic pollutants; Nanocomposite; Kinetics
Abstract: Organic and inorganic contaminants (dyes, pesticides, phenol, aldehyde and heavy metal ions etc.) present in water have recently attracted much attention due to their toxic effect to human health and other organisms present in the environment. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a matter of great concern because of their bioaccumulation, transformation and toxicity. Recently, organic/inorganic composite sorbents have demonstrated their capability as effective absorbents for the removal of these types of pollutants from aqueous medium. The present review focuses on the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants using organic/inorganic composite sorbents. It also discusses their photocatalytic property, adsorption mechanisms, thermodynamics and reaction kinetics.