Chitin and chitosan as chromatographic supports and adsorbents for collection of metal ions from organic and aqueous solutions and sea-water.
The rates of adsorption of several metal ions on chitin and chitosan in water and sea-water have been measured; chitin and chitosan are proposed as Chromatographic chelating supports. These natural polymers are also suitable for recovery of trace metals from sea-water.
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"G. Ciamician" Institute of Chemistry, School of Analytical Chemistry, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, Bologna 40126, Italy.
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