Hazardous ions, like those of heavy metals, cause significant health and environmental
problems when they are discharged into water resources naturally or through various …

The effect of a natural, biodegradable surfactant obtained using a novel and efficient
chemical reaction between cysteine (a thiol-based amino acid) and an octanoyl (C8) …

Ion flotation is an efficient method to remove or recovery of heavy metals, rare and precious
metal ions, and organic pollutants from aqueous solution. The added surfactants served as …

The effects of different single-chain surfactants obtained by reacting cysteine with octanoyl
(C8), decanoyl (C10) and dodecanoyl (C12) chloride were investigated for their use in ion …

Ion foam flotation of neodymium (Nd 3+) was studied using a pH-sensitive surfactant, the
nonaoxyethylene oleylether carboxilic acid, which has the peculiarity of remaining water …

Heavy metal contaminated waters are a significant environmental hazard, which require
novel treatment methodologies. Further, the metals which might be recovered from these …

Ion flotation was used to remove copper (II), lead (II) and chromium (III) from simulated
wastewater using a new biodegradable biosurfactants, namely, sodium N …

Ion flotation was studied for the removal of cadmium, zinc, and strontium ions from aqueous
solutions at pH 5–9 in a customized flotation cell, using an aminopolycarboxylic chelating …

Foam separation techniques are of interest due to their ability to remove trace metals from
industrial effluents. The literature is reviewed by Lemlich [1-5), Somasundaran (6, 7) …

Water scarcity is a global issue that is expected to continue increasing in importance in the
coming decades. Reclaimed water is one important source available to meet future needs …