biostudies-literatureUnknown8(35)Singha Deb AKVarious nanomaterials have been envisaged mainly through batch studies for environmental remediation application. The real utilization of these new generation adsorbents in large scale pose a difficulty due to its low density and small size which makes it difficult for isolation after application. In this context, nanoadsorbents polymer composite beads can be seen as a way out. Here, functionalized CNTs (carbon nanotubes) have been fabricated into micro beads with sodium alginate. The alginate-functionalized CNT (Alg-f-CNT) beads were then comprehensively evaluated for batch and fixed-bed column separation of divalent mercury ions from an aqueous medium. The effects of process parameters such as pH, contact time, feed Hg²⁺ concentration, and temperature were studied. Simulation ACS omega32204-32220https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10483673biostudies-literatureFunctionalized Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulated Alginate Beads for the Removal of Mercury Ions: Design, Synthesis, Density Functional Theory Calculation, and Demonstration in a Batch and Fixed-Bed Process.PMC10483673Mohan MAli SMSingha Deb AKDasgupta KGovalkar SfalseFunctionalized Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulated Alginate Beads for the Removal of Mercury Ions: Design, Synthesis, Density Functional Theory Calculation, and Demonstration in a Batch and Fixed-Bed Process.Various nanomaterials have been envisaged mainly through batch studies for environmental remediation application. The real utilization of these new generation adsorbents in large scale pose a difficulty due to its low density and small size which makes it difficult for isolation after application. In this context, nanoadsorbents polymer composite beads can be seen as a way out. Here, functionalized CNTs (carbon nanotubes) have been fabricated into micro beads with sodium alginate. The alginate-functionalized CNT (Alg-f-CNT) beads were then comprehensively evaluated for batch and fixed-bed column separation of divalent mercury ions from an aqueous medium. The effects of process parameters such as pH, contact time, feed Hg²⁺ concentration, and temperature were studied. Simulation 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Sep2025-04-04T18:51:04.937Z2025-04-04T18:51:04.937ZS-EPMC104836733769222010.1021/acsomega.3c05116