Polysaccharides as support for microbial biomass-based adsorbents with applications in removal of heavy metals and dyes

AC Blaga, C Zaharia, D Suteu - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of biosorbents for the decontamination of industrial effluent (eg, wastewater
treatment) by retaining non-biodegradable pollutants (antibiotics, dyes, and heavy metals) …

Significance of exploiting non-living biomaterials for the biosorption of wastewater pollutants

S Rangabhashiyam, E Suganya, N Selvaraju… - World Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Industrial effluents from various sectors have become a matter of major environmental
concern. The treatment of wastewater in recent year plays a significant role in order to …

Polysaccharides as eco-friendly bio-adsorbents for wastewater remediation: Current state and future perspective

V Fakhri, A Jafari, FL Vahed, CH Su… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing environmental concerns and regulatory requirements have led to the
development of eco-friendly bio-adsorbents for wastewater remediation. Natural …

[HTML][HTML] Nanomaterial-based biosorbents: Adsorbent for efficient removal of selected organic pollutants from industrial wastewater

HK Okoro, S Pandey, CO Ogunkunle, CJ Ngila… - Emerging …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contamination of the environment by organic pollutants is a major risk factor, particularly
for developing countries. Selected organic pollutants (SOPs) like the phenolic compounds …

Bioadsorbents for remediation of heavy metals: current status and their future prospects

VK Gupta, A Nayak, S Agarwal - Environmental engineering …, 2015 - koreascience.kr
The biosorption process has been established as characteristics of dead biomasses of both
cellulosic and microbial origin to bind metal ion pollutants from aqueous suspension. The …

Sustainable removal of contaminants by biopolymers: a novel approach for wastewater treatment. Current state and future perspectives

T Russo, P Fucile, R Giacometti, F Sannino - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring substances or polymeric biomolecules synthesized by living organisms
during their entire life cycle are commonly defined as biopolymers. Different classifications of …

Eco-friendly biosorbents based on microbial biomass and natural polymers: Synthesis, characterization and application for the removal of drugs and dyes from …

L Rusu, CG Grigoraș, EM Suceveanu, AI Simion… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceuticals and dyes are a very important part of the nonbiodegradable or hard
biodegradable substances present in wastewater. Microorganisms are already known to be …

Insights into recent advances of biomaterials based on microbial biomass and natural polymers for sustainable removal of pharmaceuticals residues

L Rusu, EM Suceveanu, AC Blaga, FM Nedeff, D Șuteu - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceuticals are acknowledged as emerging contaminants in water resources. The
concentration of pharmaceutical compounds in the environment has increased due to the …

Effective assessment of biopolymer-based multifunctional sorbents for the remediation of environmentally hazardous contaminants from aqueous solutions

S Nawaz, A Tabassum, S Muslim, T Nasreen… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent contaminants in wastewater effluent pose a significant threat to aquatic life and
are one of the most significant environmental concerns of our time. Although there are a …

Exploiting microbial polysaccharides for biosorption of trace elements in aqueous environments—scope for expansion via nanomaterial intervention

M Muthu, HF Wu, J Gopal, I Sivanesan, S Chun - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
With pollution sounding high alarms all around us, there is an immediate necessity for
remediation. In most cases, the remediation measures require further remediation—the anti …