Kinetics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, surface modelling, and atomic absorption analysis of selective Cu( ii ) removal from aqueous solutions and rivers water using silica-2-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)ethan-1-ol hybrid material

-hydroxyl, and ether O-atoms play a predominant role during the capture of Cu(ii), Zn(ii), Cd(ii), and Pb(ii). This study proposes the SiPy adsorbent as an attractive material for the selective removal of Cu(ii) from real river water and real industrial wastewater.