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. 2019 May 15;5(5):e01577. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01577

Table 2.

Comparison of hybrid titania nanostructures for the adsorption of arsenic.

Materials Particle size (nm) Surface area (m2/g) pH Adsorption capacity (mg/g) Forms of Arsenic References
Hydrous TiO2 3–8 312 7.0
9.0
83
96
As(III) [56]
Hydrous TiO2 10.8 mm 280 4.0
4.0
33.4
31.8
As(V)
As(III)
[57]
Granular TiO2 0.15–0.6 mm 250.7 7.0 41.4
32.4
As(V)
As(III)
[58]
CHTO 0.14–0.29 mm 163.6 7.0 72–75 g/kg As(III) [57]
TICB 0.56 7.0 2050 μg/g
2099 μg/g
As(V)
As(III)
[59]
TICB under UV-light 3.06 7.0 2988 μg/g
3536 μg/g
As(V)
As(III)
[60]
TNTs 2–6 312 7.0
3.0
60
208
As(III)
As(V)
[62]
TiO2-CNTs 2.7 196 7.0 1.8
1.3
As (III)
As (V)
[63]
TiO2/MMT
Dark
1.83–4 176.4 7.0 4.58
4.86
As(III
As(V)
[66]
TiO2/MMT
UV
5.19
5.16
As(III)
As(V)

Abbreviations: CHTO, crystalline hydrous titanium oxide; TICB, titania impregnated chitosan bead; TNTs, titania nanotubes CNTs, carbon nanotubes; MMT, monotomrolonite.