New approach for the removal of metal ions from water: Adsorption onto aquatic plants and microwave reaction for the fabrication of nanometals

Chefetz B; Sominski L; Pinchas A; Ginsburg T; Elmachliy S; Tel-Or E; Gedanken A

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.109, No.32, 15179-15181, 2005

Chefetz B, Sominski L, Pinchas A, Ginsburg T, Elmachliy S, Tel-Or E, Gedanken A

We adsorb heavy metal ions such as Ag+, Pb2+, and Ru3+ onto an aquatic plant and convert the adsorbed ions to the corresponding nanometallic particles by the polyol reaction carried out in a microwave oven.