Heavy metals belong to a group of lethal environmental pollutants. Ongoing efforts targeted at safeguarding public health have led to considerable attention being focused on methods that allow efficient extraction of these toxic substances. Polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) with their special characteristics are a class of adsorbents that demonstrate high potential for use in heavy metal extraction. As this process of removal is predominantly governed by adsorption, various parameters in PNCs’ chemical structure, as well as the metal solutions, can have a significant effect on the adsorption process. Herein, this review undertakes a survey of recently developed PNCs and their metal adsorption studies.

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聚合物基纳米复合材料对重金属的吸附研究进展

重金属属于一组致命的环境污染物。旨在维护公共健康的持续努力已导致相当多的注意力集中在允许有效提取这些有毒物质的方法上。具有特殊特性的聚合物纳米复合材料（PNC）是一类吸附剂，在重金属萃取中具有很高的潜力。由于这种去除过程主要由吸附决定，因此PNC的化学结构中的各种参数以及金属溶液都可能对吸附过程产生重大影响。在此，本综述对最近开发的PNC及其金属吸附研究进行了调查。