Removal of Heavy Metals by Polymer Inclusion Membranes

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 84 - 92
• Main Authors: Zulkefeli, Nur Shahira Wahida, Weng, Soo Kar, Abdul Halim, Nurul Syazana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Aquatic Pollution; artificial membranes; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Cellulose; Cellulose triacetate; Cellulosic resins; Commercialization; Earth and Environmental Science; Efficiency; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Extractants; Heavy metals; humans; Hydrometallurgy; Industrial applications; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Ion exchange; Liquid-liquid extraction; Membranes; Metal ions; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Permeability; plasticizers; Pollution; poly(vinyl chloride); Polymers; Polyvinyl chloride; Section Editor; Separation; Topical Collection on Water Pollution; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater treatment; Water Management; Water pollution; Water Pollution (L Nghiem; Water Pollution Control; Liquid membranes; Plasticizer; Extractant; Polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs); Heavy metals

Heavy metals cannot be biodegraded and they remain in the environment until being removed. Thus, the removal of heavy metals from contaminated water is of special concern for the protection of human and aquatic lives. Studies on polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs) started more than 50 years ago and h...