References

  1. G. Németh, L. Mlinárik, Á. Török, Adsorption and chemical precipitation of lead and zinc from contaminated solutions in porous rocks: possible application in environmental protection, J. Afr. Earth Sci., 122 (2016) 98–106.
  2. H. Sis, T. Uysal, Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous medium using Kuluncak (Malatya) vermiculites and effect of precipitation on removal, Appl. Clay Sci., 95 (2014) 1–8.
  3. M.S. Islam, W.S. Choi, B. Nam, C. Yoon, H.J. Lee, Needle-like iron oxide@CaCO3 adsorbents for ultrafast removal of anionic and cationic heavy metal ions, Chem. Eng. J., 307 (2017) 208–219.
  4. X. Fang, J. Li, X. Li, S. Pan, X. Zhang, X. Sun, J. Shen, W. Han, L. Wang, Internal pore decoration with polydopamine nanoparticle on polymeric ultrafiltration membrane for enhanced heavy metal removal, Chem. Eng. J., 314 (2017) 38–49.
  5. Y.C. Xu, Z.X. Wang, X.Q. Cheng, Y.C. Xiao, L. Shao, Positively charged nanofiltration membranes via economically musselsubstance-simulated co-deposition for textile wastewater treatment, Chem. Eng. J., 303 (2016) 555–564.
  6. P. Kumar, A. Pournara, K.H. Kim, V. Bansal, S. Rapti, M.J. Manos, Metal-organic frameworks: challenges and opportunities for ion-exchange/sorption applications, Prog. Mater. Sci., 86 (2017) 25–74.
  7. T.M. Zewail, N.S. Yousef, Kinetic study of heavy metal ions removal by ion exchange in batch conical air spouted bed, Alex. Eng. J., 54 (2015) 83–90.
  8. H.X. Chang, Q. Fu, Y. Huang, A. Xia, Q. Liao, X. Zhu, Y.P. Zheng, C.H. Sun, An annular photobioreactor with ionexchange- membrane for non-touch microalgae cultivation with wastewater, Bioresour. Technol., 219 (2016) 668–676.
  9. S. Jiang, L. Huang, T.A.H. Nguyen, Y.S. Ok, V. Rudolph, H. Yang, D. Zhang, Copper and zinc adsorption by softwood and hardwood biochars under elevated sulphate-induced salinity and acidic pH conditions, Chemosphere, 142 (2016) 64–71.
  10. U. Habiba, A.M. Afifi, A. Salleh, B.C. Ang, Chitosan/(polyvinyl alcohol)/zeolite electrospun composite nanofibrous membrane for adsorption of Cr6+, Fe3+ and Ni2+, J. Hazard. Mater., 322 (2017) 182–194.
  11. H.C. Vu, A.D. Dwivedi, T.T. Le, S.H. Seo, E.J. Kim, Y.S. Chang, Magnetite graphene oxide encapsulated in alginate beads for enhanced adsorption of Cr(VI) and As(V) from aqueous solutions: role of crosslinking metal cations in pH control, Chem. Eng. J., 307 (2017) 220–229.
  12. M. Ferhat, S. Kadouche, N. Drouiche, K. Messaoudi, B. Messaoudi, H. Lounici, Competitive adsorption of toxic metals on bentonite and use of chitosan as flocculent coagulant to speed up the settling of generated clay suspensions, Chemosphere, 165 (2016) 87–93.
  13. H. Ge, T. Hua, X. Chen, Selective adsorption of lead on grafted and crosslinked chitosan nanoparticles prepared by using Pb2+ as template, J. Hazard. Mater., 308 (2016) 225–232.
  14. Y. Qi, J. Wang, X. Wang, J.J. Cheng, Z. Wen, Selective adsorption of Pb(II) from aqueous solution using porous biosilica extracted from marine diatom biomass: properties and mechanism, Appl. Surf. Sci., 396 (2017) 965–977.
  15. V. Hernández-Morales, R. Nava, Y.J. Acosta-Silva, S.A. Macías- Sánchez, J.J. Pérez-Bueno, B. Pawelec, Adsorption of lead (II) on SBA-15 mesoporous molecular sieve functionalized with –NH2 groups, Micropor. Mesopor. Mat., 160 (2012) 133–142.
  16. C. McManamon, A.M. Burke, J.D. Holmes, M.A. Morris, Amine-functionalised SBA-15 of tailored pore size for heavy metal adsorption, J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 369 (2012) 330–337.
  17. X. Xin, Q. Wei, J. Yang, L. Yan, R. Feng, G. Chen, B. Du, H. Li, Highly efficient removal of heavy metal ions by aminefunctionalized mesoporous Fe3O4 nanoparticles, Chem. Eng. J., 184 (2012) 132–140.
  18. N. Velikova, Y. Vueva, Y. Ivanova, I. Salvado, M. Fernandes, P. Vassileva, R. Georgieva, A. Detcheva, Synthesis and characterization of sol-gel mesoporous organosilic as functionalized with amine groups, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 378 (2013) 89–95.
  19. T.S. Anirudhan, S. Jalajamony, S.S. Sreekumari, Adsorption of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions by amine and carboxylate functionalised bentonites, Appl. Clay Sci., 65–66 (2012) 67–71.
  20. X. Zhang, Q. Huang, M. Liu, J. Tian, G. Zeng, Z. Li, K. Wang, Q. Zhang, Q. Wan, F. Deng, Y. Wei, Preparation of amine functionalized carbon nanotubes via abioinspired strategy and their application in Cu2+ removal, Appl. Surf. Sci., 343 (2015) 19–27.
  21. M. Hadavifar, N. Bahramifar, H. Younesi, M. Rastakhiz, Q. Li, J. Yu, E. Eftekhari, Removal of mercury(II) and cadmium(II) ions from synthetic wastewater by a newly synthesized amino and thiolated multi-walled carbon nanotubes, J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. E., 67 (2016) 397–405.
  22. X. Guo, B. Du, Q. Wei, J. Yang, L. Hu, L. Yan, W. Xu, Synthesis of amino functionalized magnetic graphenes composite material and its application to remove Cr(VI), Pb(II), Hg(II), Cd(II) and Ni(II) from contaminated water, J. Hazard. Mater., 278 (2014) 211–220.
  23. C. Fan, K. Li, J. Li, D. Ying, Y. Wang, J. Jia, Comparative and competitive adsorption of Pb(II) and Cu(II) using tetraethylenepentamine modified chitosan/CoFe2O4 particles, J. Hazard. Mater., 326 (2017) 211–220.
  24. T. Shi, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, S. Jia, C. Du, Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions by D301, D314 and D354 anion-exchange resins, J. Hazard. Mater., 161 (2009) 900–906.
  25. J. Zhang, X. Liu, X. Chen, J. Li, Z. Zhao, Separation of tungsten and molybdenum using macroporous resin: competitive adsorption kinetics in binary system, Hydrometallurgy, 144– 145 (2014) 77–85.
  26. G. Xiao, R. Wen, Comparative adsorption of glyphosate from aqueous solution by 2-aminopyridine modified polystyrene resin, D301 resin and 330 resin: influencing factors, salinity resistance and mechanism, Fluid Phase Equilibr., 411 (2016) 1–6.
  27. F.Q. An, B.J. Gao, X. Dai, M. Dai, X.H. Wang, Efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution using salicylic acid type chelate adsorbent, J. Hazard. Mater., 192 (2011) 956–962.
  28. A. Gupta, R. Jain, D.C. Gupta, Studies on uptake behavior of Hg(II) and Pb(II) by amine modified glycidyl methacrylatestyrene- N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide terpolymer, React. Funct. Poly., 93 (2015) 22–29.
  29. Y. Fu, J. Wu, H. Zhou, G. Jin, Removal of nickel(II) from aqueous solutions using iminodiacetic acid functionalized polyglycidyl methacrylate grafted-carbon fibers, Chinese J. Chem. Eng., 23 (2015) 919–923.
  30. D. Gangopadhyay, S.K. Singh, P. Sharma, H. Mishra, V.K. Unnikrishnan, B. Singh, R.K. Singh, Spectroscopic and structural study of the newly synthesized heteroligand complex of copper with creatinine and urea, Spectrochim. Acta A., 154 (2016) 200–206.
  31. X. Wu, S. Zhang, Q. Niu, T. Li, A novel urea-derived fluorescent sensor for highly selective and sensitive detection of Fe3+, Tetrahedron Lett., 57 (2016) 3407–3411.
  32. F. Zhao, W.Z. Tang, D. Zhao, Y. Meng, D. Yin, M. Sillanpää, Adsorption kinetics, isotherms and mechanisms of Cd(II), Pb(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) by a modified magnetic polyacrylamide microcomposite adsorbent, J. Water Process Eng., 4 (2014) 47–57.
  33. F. Zhao, E. Repo, D. Yin, M.E.T. Sillanpää, Adsorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by a novel EGTA-modified chitosan material: kinetics and isotherms, J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 409 (2013) 174–182.
  34. P.G. González, Y.B. Pliego-Cuervo, Adsorption of Cd(II), Hg(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solution using mesoporous activated carbon produced from Bambusa vulgaris striata, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 92 (2014) 2715–2724.
  35. P. Tan, J. Sun, Y. Hu, Z. Fang, Q. Bi, Y. Chen, J. Cheng, Adsorption of Cu2+, Cd2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous single metal solutions on graphene oxide membranes, J. Hazard. Mater., 297 (2015) 251–260.
  36. E. Da’na, A. Sayari, Adsorption of heavy metals on aminefunctionalized SBA-15 prepared by co-condensation: applications to real water samples, Desalination, 285 (2012) 62–67.
  37. C. Chen, H. Liu, T. Chen, D. Chen, R.L. Frost, An insight into the removal of Pb(II), Cu(II), Co(II), Cd(II), Zn(II), Ag(I), Hg(I), Cr(VI) by Na(I)-montmorillonite and Ca(II)-montmorillonite, Appl. Clay Sci., 118 (2015) 239–247.
  38. I. Abdelfattah, A.A. Ismail, F.A. Sayed, A. Almedolab, K.M. Aboelghait, Biosorption of heavy metals ions in real industrial wastewater using peanut husk as efficient and cost effective adsorbent, Environ. Nanotechnol. Monit. Manage., 6 (2016) 176–183.
  39. A.A. Taha, M.A. Shreadah, A.M. Ahmed, H.F. Heiba, Multicomponent adsorption of Pb(II), Cd(II), and Ni(II) onto Egyptian Na-activated bentonite: equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and application for seawater desalination, J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 4 (2016) 1166–1180.
  40. E. Ghasemi, A. Heydari, M. Sillanpää, Superparamagnetic Fe3O4@EDTA nanoparticles as an efficient adsorbent for simultaneous removal of Ag(I), Hg(II), Mn(II), Zn(II), Pb(II) and Cd(II) from water and soil environmental samples, Microchem. J., 131 (2017) 51–56.
  41. C. Shen, C. Chen, T. Wen, Z. Zhao, X. Wang, A. Xu, Superior adsorption capacity of g-C3N4 for heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions, J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 456 (2015) 7–14.
  42. H. Saleem, U. Rafique, R.P. Davies, Investigations on postsynthetically modified UiO-66-NH2 for the adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution, Micropor. Mesopor. Mater., 221 (2016) 238–244.
  43. Y. Zhang, Y. Chen, C. Wang, Y. Wei. Immobilization of 5-aminopyridine-2-tetrazole on cross-linked polystyrene for the preparation of a new adsorbent to remove heavy metal ions from aqueous solution, J. Hazard. Mater., 276 (2014) 129–137.
  44. Y. Zhang, Z. Li, Heavy metals removal using hydrogel-supported nanosized hydrous ferric oxide: synthesis, characterization, and mechanism, Sci. Total. Environ., 580 (2016) 776–786.
  45. M. Aliabadi, M. Irani, J. Ismaeili, H. Piri, M.J. Parnian, Electrospun nanofiber membrane of PEO/chitosan for the adsorption of nickel, cadmium, lead and copper ions from aqueous solution, Chem. Eng. J., 220 (2013) 237–243.
  46. S. Lagergren, About the theory of so-called adsorption of soluble substances, Zur theorie der sogenannten adsorption gelöster stoffe, K. Svenska Vetensk Akad. Handl., 24 (1898) 1–39.
  47. Y.S. Ho, G. McKay, Pseudo-second order model for sorption processes, Process Biochem., 34 (1999) 451–465.
  48. S.I. Lyubchik, A.I. Lyubchik, O.L. Galushko, L.P. Tikhonova, J. Vital, I.M. Fonseca, S.B. Lyubchik, Kinetics and thermodynamics of the Cr (III) adsorption on the activated carbon from comingled wastes, Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp., 242 (2004) 151–158.