Electrosorption technology is a kind of energy-saving,simply operational,efficient water treatment technology,which can effectively remove heavy metal ions in wastewater.Beginning from the basic principle of electrosorption technology,the advances in the treatment of heavy metal ions such as Cu2+,Cb2+,Cr6+and Cd2+by electrosorption technology are summarized.Moreover,the prospect for electrosorption treatment of heavy metal ions in the future is given,some defects in the research are pointed out,and the problems to be solved in the industrialization of electrosorption treatment for heavy metal ions are proposed.
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