Sulfur-containing chitin and chitosan derivatives as trace metal adsorbents: A review
Chitosan has low uptake for most heavy metals as well as high solubility in monoprotic acids. To address these problems, sulfur-containing functional groups have been introduced to enhance the sorption of heavy metals via formation of strong coordination bonds with heavy metals and also to improve i...
| Published in: | Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880537643&doi=10.1080%2f10643389.2012.671734&partnerID=40&md5=3ad3a3f9c411d1f4469437d7941310f5 |