New approach for the removal of metal ions from water: Adsorption onto aquatic plants and microwave reaction for the fabrication of nanometals

B. Chefetz, L. Sominski, M. Pinchas, T. Ginsburg, S. Elmachliy, E. Tel-Or, A. Gedanken*

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Abstract

We adsorb heavy metal ions such as Ag+, Pb2+, and Ru3+ onto an aquatic plant and convert the adsorbed ions to the corresponding nanometallic particles by the polyol reaction carried out in a microwave oven.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15179-15181
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume109
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Aug 2005

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