A new strategy for heavy metal polluted environments: a review of microbial biosorbents

AS Ayangbenro, OO Babalola - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Persistent heavy metal pollution poses a major threat to all life forms in the environment due
to its toxic effects. These metals are very reactive at low concentrations and can accumulate …

An overview of the recent trends on the waste valorization techniques for food wastes

A Nayak, B Bhushan - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
A critical and up-to-date review has been conducted on the latest individual valorization
technologies aimed at the generation of value-added by-products from food wastes in the …

Recent trends in disposal and treatment technologies of emerging-pollutants-A critical review

NA Khan, SU Khan, S Ahmed, IH Farooqi… - TrAC Trends in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently pharmaceuticals are emerging as a major source of pollution for the environment. It
has been well observed that the effluent discharge from hospitals has an eminent quantity of …

Nanocellulose as green material for remediation of hazardous heavy metal contaminants

R Reshmy, E Philip, A Madhavan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution generated by urban and industrial activities has become a major
global concern due to its high toxicity, minimal biodegradability, and persistence in the food …

Advances in biosorbents for removal of environmental pollutants: A review on pretreatment, removal mechanism and future outlook

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, A Saravanan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollutants are a serious threat for decades causing contamination of soil and
water systems. The release from various industries is the main source of these pollutants …

Current advancement and future prospect of biosorbents for bioremediation

S Singh, V Kumar, S Datta, DS Dhanjal… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing use of heavy metals, synthetic dyes and pesticides is a major environmental
concern. Wastewaters containing heavy metals and dyes, extensively released from small …

Enhancement of H2O2 Decomposition by the Co-catalytic Effect of WS2 on the Fenton Reaction for the Synchronous Reduction of Cr(VI) and Remediation of Phenol

C Dong, J Ji, B Shen, M Xing… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The greatest problem in the Fe (II)/H2O2 Fenton reaction is the low production of· OH owing
to the inefficient Fe (III)/Fe (II) cycle and the low decomposition efficiency of H2O2 (< 30%) …

A review on the synthesis of graft copolymers of chitosan and their potential applications

D Kumar, S Gihar, MK Shrivash, P Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an antimicrobial, biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer,
commercially derived from the partial deacetylation of chitin. Currently modified chitosan has …

Cellulose-based hydrogels for wastewater treatment: A concise review

M Akter, M Bhattacharjee, AK Dhar, FBA Rahman… - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Finding affordable and environment-friendly options to decontaminate wastewater
generated with heavy metals and dyes to prevent the depletion of accessible freshwater …

Cellulose/carbon composites and their applications in water treatment–a review

YD Dong, H Zhang, GJ Zhong, G Yao, B Lai - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer material on the earth, has attracted
worldwide attention due to its characteristics of reproducibility, universality, low cost …