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. 2019 Jul 2;7:465. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00465

Table 5.

Adsorption selectivity of PPTA-AM-70 toward Hg(II) at 25°C (pH 5.0).

System Mental ions q (mmol g−1) Selectivity coefficient*
Hg(II)-Pb(II) Hg(II) 1.36
Pb(II) 0.00
Hg(II)-Cu(II) Hg(II) 1.35
Cu(II) 0.00
Hg(II)-Ni(II) Hg(II) 1.36
Ni(II) 0.00
Hg(II)-Cd(II) Hg(II) 1.36
Zn(II) 0.00
Hg(II)-Ag(I) Hg(II) 1.31 10
Ag(I) 0.13
*

The selective coefficient was the ratio of adsorption capacities of metal ions in a binary system.