Double-Network Hydrogel: A Potential Practical Adsorbent for Critical Metals Extraction and Recovery from Water.

Environ Sci Technol

Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.

Published: April 2022

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