Sorption of Organic Pollutants by Humic Acids: A Review

Humic acids (HA) are promising green materials for water and wastewater treatment. They show a strong ability to sorb cationic and hydrophobic organic pollutants. Cationic compounds interact mainly by electrostatic interaction with the deprotonated carboxylic groups of HA. Other functional groups of...

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Main Authors: Simeone Chianese, Angelo Fenti, Pasquale Iovino, Dino Musmarra, Stefano Salvestrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/4/918