Carbon-based inorganic nanomaterial (NM) platforms have garnered much attention in recent years for the abatement of heavy metals from water. Carbon-based NMs such as CNTs and graphene are at the forefront of this technology because of their large specific surfaces, scalable synthesis, tailorable surface functionalities, corrosion resistance, and rich oxygen-bearing functional groups on their surfaces. However, carbon-based hybrid nanocomposites are encountered more commonly in the literature due to their enhanced performance over pristine NMs.

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1] NMs for heavy metals: Article Nanomaterials for removal of toxic elements from water

2] NMs for mercury removal: Article Nanomaterials for the adsorptive treatment of Hg(II) ions from water

3] CNTs for heavy metals: Article Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon...

4] CNTs for heavy metals: Article Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using Carbon Nanotubes

5] Carbon-based NMs for heavy metals: Article Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and their Derivatives for Heavy ...

6] Book chapter on CNTs for heavy metals: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/application-of-nanotechnology/9781118939284/OEBPS/c07.htm

7] Book chapter on CNTs for heavy metals: Chapter Carbon Nanotubes in the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqu...

8] Molecular dynamics study on CNTs for heavy metals: Article Removal of Heavy Metal Ions Using a Functionalized Single-Wa...

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