Enhanced selective metal adsorption on optimised agroforestry waste mixtures

E Rosales, L Ferreira, MÁ Sanromán, T Tavares… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to ascertain the potentials of different agroforestry wastes to be used
as biosorbents in the removal of a mixture of heavy metals. Fern (FE), rice husk (RI) and oak …

Valorization of biosorbent obtained from a forestry waste: Competitive adsorption, desorption and transport of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn

L Cutillas-Barreiro, R Paradelo, A Igrexas-Soto… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bark from Pinus pinaster is one of the most abundant forestry wastes in Europe, and among
the proposed technologies for its reutilization, the removal of heavy metals from wastewater …

Competitive adsorption of metals on cabbage waste from multi-metal solutions

MA Hossain, HH Ngo, WS Guo, LD Nghiem, FI Hai… - Bioresource …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study assessed the adsorption capacity of the agro-waste 'cabbage'as a biosorbent in
single, binary, ternary and quaternary sorption systems with Cu (II), Pb (II), Zn (II) and Cd (II) …

Applicability of plant based biosorbents in the removal of heavy metals: a review

CK Jain, DS Malik, AK Yadav - Environmental Processes, 2016 - Springer
Heavy metals are toxic, persistent, carcinogenic and mutagenic in nature. Industrial
wastewater is a widely known source for metal pollution in aquatic bodies as well as surface …

Comparative studies on adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions by biosorbent, bio-char and activated carbon obtained from low cost agro-residue

Ç Kırbıyık, AE Pütün, E Pütün - Water Science and Technology, 2016 - iwaponline.com
In this study, Fe (III) and Cr (III) metal ion adsorption processes were carried out with three
adsorbents in batch experiments and their adsorption performance was compared. These …

Novel biomaterials from citric acid fermentation as biosorbents for removal of metals from waste chromated copper arsenate wood leachates

GS Dhillon, GML Rosine, S Kaur, K Hegde… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
The paper discusses the potential of different waste biomaterials for biosorption. Waste
biomaterials after citric acid fermentation and chitosan extraction using Aspergillus niger …

Adsorption efficiency of Pitpapra biomass under single and binary metal systems

RA Khera, M Iqbal, S Jabeen, M Abbas, A Nazir… - Surfaces and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In view of low cost and efficient adsorbents exploration, present study was aimed to evaluate
the possibility of Pitpapra waste biomass (roots, leaves, stem) for adsorption of Zn (II) and Co …

Removal of Cu (II), Cr (III), and Cr (VI) from aqueous solution using a novel agricultural waste adsorbent

Q Lin, Q Wang, Y Duan, X Wei, G Wu… - Separation Science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A novel adsorbent, chufa corm peels (CCP), is used for removing Cu (II), Cr (III), and Cr (VI)
from aqueous solutions. The adsorption ability and characteristics of the CCP are thoroughly …

A breakthrough biosorbent in removing heavy metals: Equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanism analyses in a lab-scale study

A Abdolali, HH Ngo, W Guo, S Lu, SS Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
A breakthrough biosorbent namely multi-metal binding biosorbent (MMBB) made from a
combination of tea wastes, maple leaves and mandarin peels, was prepared to evaluate …

[PDF][PDF] Bio-sorbents from agricultural wastes for eradication of heavy metals: a review

H Tsade, HCA Murthy, D Muniswamy - J Mater Environ Sci, 2020 - jmaterenvironsci.com
Pollution of water by heavy metals is an emergent anxiety in the all over the world.
Insufficient aquatic system treatments, attached with augmented industrial activity, have led …