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ReviewPolymers2021

Conductive Polymers and Their Nanocomposites as Adsorbents in Environmental Applications.

Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammed Khaloufa Almesfer, Abubakr Elkhaleefa, Ihab Shigidi, Mohammed Zubair Shamim, Ismat H Ali, Mohammad Rehan

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Review in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Ilyas KhanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2921-1314
Mohammed Khaloufa AlmesferDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
Abubakr ElkhaleefaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4539-6753
Ihab ShigidiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3357-5922
Mohammed Zubair ShamimDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9596-5205
Ismat H AliDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6021-1411
Mohammad RehanCentre of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1019-8677
King Khalid University · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

King Khalid University R.G.P 1/196/41
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper treatment and disposal of industrial pollutants of all kinds are a global issue that presents significant techno-economical challenges. The presence of pollutants such as heavy metal ions (HMIs) and organic dyes (ODs) in wastewater is considered a significant problem owing to their carcinogenic and toxic nature. Additionally, industrial gaseous pollutants (GPs) are considered to be harmful to human health and may cause various environmental issues such as global warming, acid rain, smog and air pollution, etc. Conductive polymer-based nanomaterials have gained significant interest in recent years, compared with ceramics and metal-based nanomaterials. The objective of this review is to provide detailed insights into different conductive polymers (CPs) and their nanocomposites that are used as adsorbents for environmental remediation applications. The dominant types of CPs that are being used as adsorbent materials include polyaniline (PANI), polypyrrole (Ppy), and polythiophene (PTh). The various adsorption mechanisms proposed for the removal of ODs, HMIs, and other GPs by the different CPs are presented, together with their maximum adsorption capacities, experimental conditions, adsorption, and kinetic models reported.

Indexed as

adsorptionconductive polymersenvironmental remediationgaseous pollutantsheavy metal ionsnanocompositesorganic dyes

Identifiers

PMID34771368
PMCPMC8587430
OpenAlexW3210046470

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