CPC C02F 1/56 (2013.01) [C02F 1/66 (2013.01); C02F 1/683 (2013.01); C08G 18/4213 (2013.01); C02F 1/285 (2013.01); C02F 2101/22 (2013.01); C02F 2101/308 (2013.01); C02F 2103/343 (2013.01); C08J 11/16 (2013.01); C08J 2367/02 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for removing at least one pollutant from an aqueous environment comprising said at least one pollutant, the method comprising:
adding an acid to the aqueous environment to provide an acidic aqueous environment;
adding a chelator solution to the aqueous environment to provide a precipitate of the at least one pollutant, the chelator solution including a decomposed polyethylene terephthalate; and
separating the precipitate from the aqueous environment.
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