
VIII Contents
18.3.3.3 Liver 607
18.3.3.4 Gut 608
18.3.4 Developmental Effects 608
18.4 Summary 609
References 610
19 Carbon Nanotubes as Adsorbents for the Removal of Surface
Water Contaminants 615
Jose E. Herrera and Jing Cheng
19.1 Introduction 615
19.2 Structure and Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes 616
19.3 Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 620
19.3.1 Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical, and Optical Properties of
Carbon Nanotubes 620
19.3.2 Adsorption-Related Properties of Carbon Nanotubes 620
19.4 Carbon Nanotubes as Adsorbents 622
19.4.1 Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions 624
19.4.1.1 Adsorption of Lead (II) 624
19.4.1.2 Adsorption of Chromium (VI) 626
19.4.1.3 Adsorption of Cadmium (II) 628
19.4.1.4 Adsorption of Copper (II) 629
19.4.1.5 Adsorption of Zinc (II) 630
19.4.1.6 Adsorption of Nickel (II) 632
19.4.1.7 Competitive Adsorption of Heavy Metals Ions 633
19.4.2 Adsorption of Other Inorganic Elements 634
19.4.2.1 Adsorption of Fluoride 635
19.4.2.2 Adsorption of Arsenic 637
19.4.2.3 Adsorption of Americium-243 (III) 638
19.4.3 Adsorption of Organic Compounds 639
19.4.3.1 Adsorption of Dioxins 639
19.4.3.2 Adsorption of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene 640
19.4.3.3 Adsorption of Trihalomethanes 642
19.4.3.4 Adsorption of Polyaromatic Compounds 643
19.5 Summary of the Results, and Conclusions 644
References 647
20 Molecular Imprinting with Nanomaterials 651
Kevin Flavin and Marina Resmini
20.1 Introduction 651
20.1.1 Molecular Imprinting: The Concept 651
20.1.1.1 History of Molecular Imprinting 653
20.1.1.2 Covalent Imprinting 654
20.1.1.3 Noncovalent Imprinting 654
20.1.1.4 Alternative Molecular Imprinting Approaches 656
20.1.2 Towards Imprinting with Nanomaterials 656