Human societies have, in all ages, modified the original form of metals and metalloids in
their living environment for their survival and technical development. In many cases, these …

The partitioning (or sorption) of trace elements from aqueous solutions onto mineral surfaces
and natural organic matter (NOM) has played a major role in determining the trace element …

Size as one of important physicochemical properties for graphene oxide (GO) may affect its
adsorption and desorption behaviors. To date, there are few reports giving a systematic …

A series of activated palygorskite clay by HCl with different concentrations was prepared and
applied as adsorbents for removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solutions. The effects of contact …

Heavy metal pollution has attracted extensive attention due to the dangers to ecosystems
and human health. In this work, Na-montmorillonite and Ca-montmorillonite were used to …

This book covers the development of both experiment and theory in natural surface particle
chemistry. It emphasizes insights gained over the past few years, and concentrates on …

Sorption hysteresis in natural sorbents has important environmental implications for
pollutant transport and bioavailability. We examined sorption reversibility of Cd (II) and Pb …

We report results from in situ extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy
studies of Cu (II) and Zn (II) complexes forming at the calcite surface following adsorption …

The adsorption of five toxic metallic cations, Cd (II), Cu (II), Ni (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II), onto
montmorillonite was investigated as a function of pH and ionic strength and a two-site …

Abstract Adsorption of Hg 2+, Cr 3+, Pb 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+, Ba 2+, Ni 2+, Mn 2+, Cd 2+, Ba 2+
and Ag+ by Ca-montmorillonite from monocationic solutions followed second-order kinetics …