| abstract |
AN ADSORBENT SUITABLE FOR HEAVY METAL ABSORPTION IS DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A THIOL FUNCTIONALISED SUPPORT CONTAINING A STABILISING AMOUNT OF AN ALKALINE METAL REACTED WITH SAID THIOL FUNCTIONALITY. THE ADSORBENT MAY BE USED TO REMOVE HEAVY METALS E.G. MERCURY AND/OR ARSENIC, FROM WASTEWATER STREAMS SUCH AS PRODUCED WATER OR FLUE GAS SCRUBBER WATERS. |