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