scholarly journals Correction to: Topological characterization of hexagonal and rectangular tessellations of kekulenes as traps for toxic heavy metal ions

2021 ◽  
Vol 140 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal Arockiaraj ◽  
S. Prabhu ◽  
M. Arulperumjothi ◽  
S. Ruth Julie Kavitha ◽  
Krishnan Balasubramanian
2021 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Micheal Arockiaraj ◽  
S. Prabhu ◽  
M. Arulperumjothi ◽  
S. Ruth Julie Kavitha ◽  
Krishnan Balasubramanian

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 864
Author(s):  
Suguna Perumal ◽  
Raji Atchudan ◽  
Thomas Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison ◽  
Rajendran Suresh Babu ◽  
Petchimuthu Karpagavinayagam ◽  
...  

The growth of industry fulfills our necessity and promotes economic development. However, pollutants from such industries pollute water bodies which pose a high risk for living organisms. Thus, researchers have been urged to develop an efficient method to remove toxic heavy metal ions from water bodies. The adsorption method shows promising results for the removal of heavy metal ions and is easy to operate on a large scale, thus can be applied to practical applications. Numerous adsorbents were developed and reported, among them hydrogels, which attract great attention because of the reusability, ease of preparation, and handling. Hydrogels are generally prepared by the cross-linking of polymers that result in a three-dimensional structure, showing high porosity and high functionality. They are hydrophilic in nature because of the functional groups, and are non-toxic. Thus, this review provides various methods of hydrogel adsorbents preparation and summarizes recent progress in the use of hydrogel adsorbents for the removal of heavy metal ions. Further, the mechanism involved in the removal of heavy metal ions is briefly discussed. The most recent studies about the adsorption method for the treatment of heavy metal ions contaminated water are presented.


2019 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 837-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Wang ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
Chao Duan ◽  
Jianpeng Sun ◽  
Yaowei Xu

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