Selective Adsorption of Metal Ions by Nano- structured Materials: A Simultaneous Separation and Purification Process

Selective adsorbents were developed for removal and recovery of heavy metals from aqueous medium. As heavy metals interact with surface moieties differently depending on their chemical properties, tailor-made adsorbents were synthesized for metal separation from aqueous solution based on different adsorption mechanisms. This work is a comprehensive study in the design of adsorbent for selective adsorption of metal ions based on a nanostructured material, MCM-41. After the study of fundamental science governing adsorption selectivity of designed surface functionality, various applications of the selective adsorption are demonstrated in this book.