2021
Selective adsorption of arsenic over phosphate by transition metal cross-linked chitosan
Pincus L, Petrović P, Gonzalez I, Stavitski E, Fishman Z, Rudel H, Anastas P, Zimmerman J. Selective adsorption of arsenic over phosphate by transition metal cross-linked chitosan. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 412: 128582. PMID: 37771372, PMCID: PMC10538593, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.128582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended X-ray absorption fine structureX-ray diffractometryBidentate complexesAdsorption capabilityTotal reflectance Fourier transformAttenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier TransformDensity functional theory modelingSelective adsorption capabilityReflectance Fourier transformX-ray absorption fine structureBinary separation factorsOuter-sphere complexesGreat adsorption capabilityInner-sphere complexationCross-linked chitosanAbsorption fine structureSelective adsorptionUnstable complexesChitosan complexesSorption capabilitySeparation factorChitosanComplexationComplexesTheory modeling
2020
Exploring the Mechanisms of Selectivity for Environmentally Significant Oxo-Anion Removal during Water Treatment: A Review of Common Competing Oxo-Anions and Tools for Quantifying Selective Adsorption
Pincus L, Rudel H, Petrović P, Gupta S, Westerhoff P, Muhich C, Zimmerman J. Exploring the Mechanisms of Selectivity for Environmentally Significant Oxo-Anion Removal during Water Treatment: A Review of Common Competing Oxo-Anions and Tools for Quantifying Selective Adsorption. Environmental Science And Technology 2020, 54: 9769-9790. PMID: 32515947, PMCID: PMC10514893, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective adsorbentDensity functional theorySelective adsorptionSelectivity of materialsOxo anionsNovel adsorbentCompetitive adsorptionElectrostatic interactionsSurface complexationMechanism of selectivityAdsorptive competitionSteric hindranceAdsorbentFunctional theoryAdsorptionSorption sitesWater treatmentSelectivityPollutant removal potentialRemoval potentialComplexationMechanistic approachMaterialsBase hardnessHindrance