Environmental science and pollution research internationalPolyvinyl AlcoholAdsorptionMetalsHeavyWater Pollutants
Crosslinker-free polyvinyl alcohol as a bifunctional adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal and dye pollutants.
Supriya Subrahmanian, Mahalakshmi Arjunan, Vignesh Arunagiri
Published: 202510.1007/s11356-025-37127-3
Abstract
Poly(vinyl alcohol) has been employed as an adsorbent to remove heavy metal (Cu2+) and Congo red dye (CRD) pollutants. Metal-coordinated polymer (PVA-Cu), separated from the water-acetone biphasic medium, was utilized for the removal of the dye pollu…
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