Surface functional groups of carbon-based adsorbents and their roles in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: A critical review

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AdsorptionAqueous solutionCarbon fibersChemistryActivated carbonSurface modificationHeavy metalsHeteroatomGrapheneMetalInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyEnvironmental chemistryComposite number

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 366
Pages: 608-621
Citations: 1291
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                                    Xiaodong Yang, 
                                
                                    Yongshan Wan, 
                                
                                    Yulin Zheng
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Surface functional groups of carbon-based adsorbents and their roles in the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: A critical review. 
                            Chemical Engineering Journal
                            , 366
                            
                            , 608-621.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.02.119

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.02.119