Adsorption of heavy metal ions by sodium alginate based adsorbent-a review and new perspectives

X Gao, C Guo, J Hao, Z Zhao, H Long, M Li - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the development of modern industry, heavy metal pollution is one of the most important
environmental issues. Due to its simplicity and low-cost, adsorption is considered as a green …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Highly efficient and selective adsorption of heavy metal ions by hydrazide-modified sodium alginate

T Shi, Z Xie, Z Zhu, W Shi, Y Liu, M Liu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, a new potential adsorbent for the separation and removal of heavy
metal ions was prepared using hydrazide modification. Characterization of structural and …

Water soluble polymer flocculants: synthesis, characterization, and performance assessment

V Vajihinejad, SP Gumfekar… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Water soluble polymer flocculants are important constituents of solid–liquid separation units
for the treatment of a variety of process‐affected effluents. The systematic development of a …

High performance, cost-effective and ecofriendly flocculant synthesized by grafting carboxymethyl cellulose and alginate with itaconic acid

H Zhang, G Guan, T Lou, X Wang - International journal of biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural polymer flocculant possesses an exciting prospect in water treatment due to its non-
toxicity, wide source, low cost and biodegradability. In this work, we have successfully …

Machine learning for the prediction of heavy metal removal by chitosan-based flocculants

C Lu, Z Xu, B Dong, Y Zhang, M Wang, Y Zeng… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of chitosan-based flocculants (CBFs) to remove dissolved heavy metals from
wastewater is widely advocated. This study applied machine learning (ML) methods to …

Modification of natural gums for application as corrosion inhibitor: a review

NR Vaidya, P Aklujkar, AR Rao - Journal of Coatings Technology and …, 2022 - Springer
Metallic corrosion is a destructive, hazardous phenomenon that causes techno-economic,
environmental, and human loss. The utilization of corrosion inhibitors is an extraordinary …

Fabrication of modified alginate-based biocomposite hydrogel microspheres for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from water

H Zhang, X Han, J Liu, M Wang, T Zhao, L Kang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thiol and amido modified alginate was prepared and combined with graphene oxide to
fabricate the biocomposite hydrogel microsphere adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal …

Synthesis, characterization, and flocculation performance of cationic starch nanoparticles

Y Chang, Z Hu, P Wang, J Zhou - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of cationic starches with different degrees of substitution were synthesized by
etherification of potato starch with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride …

Adsorption of Cu (II) and Cd (II) from wastewater by sodium alginate modified materials

Y Zhao, L Zhan, Z Xue, KK Yusef, H Hu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural macromolecule adsorbing materials are alternatives for remediation of heavy metals'
polluted waters. In this study, sodium alginate composite gel (SACL) was synthesized from …