Sorption of heavy metals on a chitosan-grafted-polypropylene nonwoven geotextile
This work describes the development of an environmental friendly functionalized polypropylene nonwoven geotextile (PP) in order to trap heavy metals in sediments and sludges. Chitosan was chosen as the sorbent because of its ability to trap heavy metals, of its natural origin (from shells), and of i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-04-01
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Series: | E3S Web of Conferences |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130105003 |