Biological soil crusts (BSCs) widely exists in mudflat environment, which is known to be efficient in capturing heavy metals from aqueous solutions; However, their ability to adsorb cadmium (Cd(II)) is limited due to low capacity and selectivity. To address this limitation, manganese ethylenediamine phosphates (MEPs) nanomaterial were incorporated into the BSCs to enhance Cd(II) uptake. The MEPs nanomaterials attached to BSC significantly improved the adsorption capacity, rate, and selection for Cd(II). The adsorption kinetics of Cd(II) by BSCs and BSCs-MEPs was well described by a pseudo-seco...
