Moronshing, Maku Sah, Ananya Kalyani, Vishwanath Subramaniam, Chandramouli Nanostructured Carbon Florets as Scavenger of As<sup>3+</sup>, Cr<sup>6+</sup>, Cd<sup>2+</sup>, and Hg<sup>2+</sup> for Water Remediation Anthropogenically triggered escalating contamination of water by heavy-metal ions (As<sup>3+</sup>, Cr<sup>6+</sup>, Cd<sup>2+</sup>, and Hg<sup>2+</sup>) demands newer and efficient types of adsorbents for their comprehensive scavenging. The wide pH range (pH 2–13) at which such contamination persists makes it challenging to realize a single-step remediation approach. Addressing these escalating demands, a singular adsorbent capable of capturing multiple heavy metal ions with high adsorption capacity across a wide range of pH is herewith reported for sustainable water remediation. Three-dimensional dendritic mesoporous nanostructured carbon florets (NCFs) with high specific surface area (936 m<sup>2</sup>/g) and easily accessible open-ended pore structure (1.23 cm<sup>3</sup>/g) achieve highly efficient removal of multiple heavy metal ions (As<sup>3+</sup>, Cr<sup>6+</sup>, Cd<sup>2+</sup>, and Hg<sup>2+</sup>). The hydrophilic surface of NCF ensures extensive and efficient interfacing with the water feedstock, while its chemical stability ensures its effectiveness as an adsorbent over a wide pH range (pH 2 to pH 13). The synergistic combination of these factors enables excellent adsorption efficiency (AE; ranging from 80% to 90%) and uniformly high adsorption capacity (<i>q</i><sub>e</sub>) toward a variety of heavy-metal ions such as Hg<sup>2+</sup> (395 ± 4 mg/g), Cd<sup>2+</sup> (402 ± 5 mg/g), Cr<sup>6+</sup> (436 ± 3 mg/g), and As<sup>3+</sup> (412 ± 4 mg/g). Moreover, the gravity-driven purification of water does not demand any external source of electrical power and is scalable for on-site implementation. Facile regeneration of the NCF and its reusability over multiple cycles is also demonstrated for practical and sustainable application in water remediation. Nanostructured Carbon Florets;adsorption capacity;Water Remediation Anthropogenically;Hg;water remediation;heavy-metal ions;pH range;Three-dimensional dendritic mesoporous nanostructured carbon florets;demand;mg;Cr;metal ions;AE;adsorbent;NCF 2020-01-14
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