Selenite and selenate adsorptive removal mechanism

What is it about?

This theoretical study helps us to develop (or to choose) the knowledge based material with designed properties. The practical purpose of this work is to control concentrations of toxic substances in drinking water and to recover the valuable substances from various solutions. It teaches us which materials shall be used for definite purpose.

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Why is it important?

Our work is the first theoretical explanation why selenate, the main water selenium species, was defined as the element that cannot be removed by adsorption method. It shows that this separation technique is also applicable for the removal of selenate and demonstrate which materials (and their properties on the molecular level) shall be used for such purpose. The answer was obtained by the most appropriate spectroscopy tools.