Toxicity of heavy metals and recent advances in their removal: a review

MK Abd Elnabi, NE Elkaliny, MM Elyazied, SH Azab… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural and anthropogenic sources of metals in the ecosystem are perpetually increasing;
consequently, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a major environmental concern …

Potential use of industrial biomass waste as a sustainable energy source in the future

T Kalak - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aspects related to the growing pollution of the natural environment and depletion of
conventional fossil fuels have become the motive for searching for ecofriendly, renewable …

Diallyl disulfide: a bioactive garlic compound with anticancer potential

S Mitra, R Das, TB Emran, RK Labib, F Islam… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is a life-threatening disease caused by the uncontrolled division of cells, which
culminates in a solid mass of cells known as a tumor or liquid cancer. It is the leading cause …

Removal of cadmium and lead ions from aqueous solutions by novel dolomite-quartz@ Fe3O4 nanocomposite fabricated as nanoadsorbent

A El Mouden, N El Messaoudi, A El Guerraf… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The elimination of heavy metal ion contaminants from residual waters is critical to protect
humans and the environment. The natural clay (dolomite and quartz) based composite Fe 3 …

The formation, stabilization and separation of oil–water emulsions: a review

Y Tian, J Zhou, C He, L He, X Li, H Sui - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oil–water emulsions are widely generated in industries, which may facilitate some
processes (eg, transportation of heavy oil, storage of milk, synthesis of chemicals or …

Performance of cross-linked chitosan-zeolite composite adsorbent for removal of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions: experimental and Monte Carlo simulations …

ZM Şenol, E Elma, N El Messaoudi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the performance of a cross-linked chitosan (Ch)-zeolite (Z)
composite (Ch-Z) adsorbent for the removal of Pb 2+ ions from water. The results revealed …

The potential of functionalized graphene-based composites for removing heavy metals and organic pollutants

MS Iqbal, AA Aslam, R Iftikhar, M Junaid… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of water sources with toxic pollutants such as heavy metals and organic
compounds is a major environmental challenge in today's industrial era. These pollutants …

Carbon-based adsorbents as proficient tools for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution: a state of art-review emphasizing recent progress and prospects

N Mahesh, S Balakumar, S Shyamalagowri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-centric adsorbents (CCA) are diverse forms, from simple biochar (BC) to graphene
derivatives, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and activated carbon (AC), which have been vastly …

Exposure to potentially toxic elements through ingestion of canned non-alcoholic drinks sold in Istanbul, Türkiye: a health risk assessment study

B Yüksel, F Ustaoğlu, MM Yazman, ME Şeker… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
High amounts of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in non-alcoholic beverages can result in
acute or long-term intoxication. Trace amounts of PTEs like arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury …

Adsorption mechanism and modeling of radionuclides and heavy metals onto ZnO nanoparticles: a review

KG Akpomie, J Conradie, KA Adegoke… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
The contamination of environmental waters with heavy metals and radionuclides is
increasing because of rapid industrial and population growth. The removal of these …