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- Olivera, Sharon; Chaitra, K.; Venkatesh, Krishna; Muralidhara, Handanahally Basavarajaiah; Inamuddin,; Asiri, Abdullah M.; Ahamed, Mohd Imran
- Environmental chemistry letters 2018 v.16 no.4 pp. 1233-1246
- adsorbents; adsorption; arsenic; cadmium; catalytic activity; ceric oxide; cerium; chromium; cost effectiveness; decontamination; drinking water; fluorides; human health; kinetics; lead; mercury; metal ions; moieties; porosity; semiconductors; sorption isotherms; surface area; toxicity; water pollution; water treatment
- ... The presence of contaminants in potable water is a cause of worldwide concern. In particular, the presence of metals such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium can affect human health. There is thus a need for advanced techniques of water decontamination. Adsorbents based on cerium dioxide (CeO₂), also named ‘ceria,’ have been used to remove contaminants such as arsenic, fluoride, lead and ...