A review of treatment technologies for the mitigation of the toxic environmental effects of acid mine drainage (AMD)

JO Ighalo, SB Kurniawan, KO Iwuozor… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a multi-factor pollution formed from complex chemical,
physical, and biological interactions that takes place under ambient conditions in …

[HTML][HTML] Cost of adsorbent preparation and usage in wastewater treatment: a review

JO Ighalo, FO Omoarukhe, VE Ojukwu… - Cleaner Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cost of adsorbent preparation and usage is an important factor that determines its
suitability for use in wastewater treatment in light of other competing technologies …

A review on treatment technologies for printing and dyeing wastewater (PDW)

U Ewuzie, OD Saliu, K Dulta, S Ogunniyi… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scarcity of clean and fresh water in some parts of the world, which is exacerbated by
man's activities either through domestic or industrial use, has been an age-old cause of …

Heavy metal pollution in aquaculture: sources, impacts and mitigation techniques

EC Emenike, KO Iwuozor, SU Anidiobi - Biological Trace Element …, 2021 - Springer
Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing agro-industries as it presently accounts for nearly
50% of all fish for direct human consumption and 43% of total seafood supply. Fish provide …

Recent advances in nano-adsorbents for the sequestration of copper from water

EC Emenike, AG Adeniyi, PE Omuku, KC Okwu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption using different adsorbents is seen as the most effective method of treating
wastewater contaminated by heavy metal ions such as copper ions. In particular, nano …

Recent advances in hydrochar application for the adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants

JO Ighalo, S Rangabhashiyam, K Dulta… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the major environmental challenges in contemporary times. Biochar
from hydrothermal processes (known as hydrochars) has been explored as adsorbents for …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of methyl orange: A review on adsorbent performance

KO Iwuozor, JO Ighalo, EC Emenike… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adsorption as a technique is preferred to these other methods in the mitigation of methyl
orange (MO) because of its simplicity in design and operation, indifferent sensitivity towards …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the thermochemical conversion of sugarcane bagasse into biochar

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, JO Ighalo, FO Omoarukhe… - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is the fibrous lignocellulosic residue left over after crushing
sugarcane to extract juice for sugar and ethanol production. In this review, a concise …

Multifunctional CuO nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation and antibacterial activity

K Dulta, G Koşarsoy Ağçeli, P Chauhan… - Sustainable …, 2022 - Springer
Rhizome extract of Bergenia ciliata was used as a bio-functional reducing material for the
green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs). CuO NPs were characterized …

Verification of pore size effect on aqueous-phase adsorption kinetics: A case study of methylene blue

JO Ighalo, KO Iwuozor, CA Igwegbe… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the negative environmental effect of methylene blue (MB), researchers have been
investigating several aspects of its adsorption. The kinetics/rapidity is an important aspect of …