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High-quality water availability is substantial for sustaining life, so its contamination presents a serious problem that has been the focus of several studies. The presence of heavy metals, such as cadmium, is frequently studied due to the increase in the contamination levels caused by fast industrial expansion. Cadmium ions were removed from aqueous solutions at pH 7.0 by chitosan-magnetite (ChM) xerogel beads and chitosan-FeO (ChF) xerogel beads in batch systems. Kinetic studies were best modeled by the Elovich model. The adsorption isotherms obtained showed an inflection point suggesting the formation of a second layer, and the BET model adjusted to liquid-solid systems was adequate for the description of the experimental data. Maximum uptake capacities of 36.97 ± 0.77 and 28.60 ± 2.09 mg Cd/g xerogel were obtained for ChM and ChF, respectively. The studied composites are considered promising adsorbent materials for removing cadmium ions from aqueous systems.
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The journal Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) is an international, open access journal on physical (supramolecular) and chemical gel-based materials. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers, and full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Short communications, full research papers and review papers are accepted formats for the preparation of the manuscripts.
Gels aims to serve as a reference journal with a focus on gel materials for researchers working in both academia and industry. Therefore, papers demonstrating practical applications of these materials are particularly welcome. Occasionally, invited contributions (i.e., original research and review articles) on emerging issues and high-tech applications of gels are published as special issues.