Functionalized PET Waste Based Low-Cost Adsorbents for Adsorptive Removal of Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Media

The widespread use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the packaging industry has led to the discharge of huge amounts of such waste into the environment and is an important source of pollution. Moreover, because the degradation of PET waste requires a very long time (over 180 years), the recycli...

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Main Authors: Oana Ionela Ungureanu, Dumitru Bulgariu, Anca Mihaela Mocanu, Laura Bulgariu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/9/2624