Graphene based adsorbents for heavy metal removal from wastewater

Table: Potential Applications of Graphene Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Water
 Adsorb Adsorben Adsorption Adsorptio Optimum conditions
t surface Adsorptio Isotherm n kinetics
Heavy ent Tempe
Adsorbent area n capacity Contact Reference
metal dose pH rature
(m2/g) (mg/g) time (min)
(g) (°C)
Hydroxypropyl- Freundlich -
β-cyclodextrin Pb 50.39 isotherm 6 30
graphene (HP-β- Tahir et al.
50 - 15
CD-GO) [1]
supramolecules Cu 17.91 6 40

Freundlich Pseudo
Functionalized
isotherm second
graphene Cao et al.
Cu 0.05 834.06 103.22 order 40 7 20
nanosheets [2]
kinetic
(FGN)
model
Electrodepositio - -
As 38 1440 (24 h) 6
n technique Verduzco et
- - -
using graphene al. [3]
composites Cr 32
Langmuir Pseudo
carboxylated
isotherm second
graphene oxide Zhao et al.
Cu 0.005 - 93.8 order 30 >4 25
(GO- [4]
kinetic
OCH2COOH)
model
Magnetic Langmuir Pseudo
Cd 86.28 6
polysaccharide/g isotherm second
raphene oxide - - order 240 (4 h) 30 Wu et al. [5]
Cu 55.96 kinetic 5
@Fe3O4
gel beads Pb 189.04 model 5
Dialdehyde Langmuir Pseudo
cellulose grafted isotherm second
graphene oxide Cu 65.1 order
with 0.3 - kinetic 60 5 25 Yao et al. [6]
triethylenetetram model
ine (GO-TETA-
Pb 80.9
DAC)
Langmuir Pseudo
isotherm second
Graphene Oxide
Pb 0.1 19.8 555 order 240 (4 h) 5-7 40 Jun et al. [7]
(GO)
kinetic
model
Polyethylenimin Langmuir Pseudo
Pb 602
e modified isotherm second
Arshad et al.
graphene oxide 2.5 - order 360 (6 h) 5 57
Hg 374 [8]
hydrogel kinetic
composite Cd 181 model
Reduced Cu 93
 1. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin graphene (HP-β-CD-GO) supramolecules
2. Functionalized graphene nanosheets

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 1. Metal Oxide-Based Nano adsorbents for heavy metal removal

Optimum conditions Reference

Adsorption
Adsorbent Heavy metal Contact Temperature
capacity (mg/g) pH
time (h) (°C)
Fe3O4 Cd 80 mg/g - - 25
sulfonated Pb 108.93 mg/g
magnetic
nanoparticle