“…Therefore, it is very important to find a green and effective way to remove cadmium to an acceptable level 4 , 5 . At present, the methods of removing heavy metal ions 6 – 10 are: chemical precipitation 11 , 12 , coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation 13 , solvent extraction 14 , 15 , ion exchange 16 , membrane filtration 17 , 18 and adsorption 19 , 20 . Among them, adsorption is commonly considered to be one of the most promising techniques due to its apparatus simplicity, high efficiency process, and low costs 8 , 21 – 25 .…”