The exponential increment in world population, recent industrialization, civilization,
agricultural and household activities leads to greater levels of water pollution in terms of …

Water polluted with heavy-metal ion has been a major problem in recent years. Among
various metal ions, nickel (II) is a priority pollutant commonly found in industrial wastewater …

The demand for valuable metals such as rare earth elements and platinum group metals is
rising fast in the context of the depletion of natural resources and international conflicts …

Pollution of environmental waters and ecosystems is increasing. Adsorption is an effective
technique for water decontamination, but is limited by the cost of commercial adsorbents …

The contamination of environmental waters with heavy metals and radionuclides is
increasing because of rapid industrial and population growth. The removal of these …

Today, heavy metal pollution is of prime concern from the environmental point of view.
Among the heavy metals, manganese is a very common contaminant of wastewater and …

The potential of a low-cost Nigerian montmorillonite for the adsorption of Ni (II) and Mn (II)
ions from aqueous solution was investigated by batch mode. XRD, SEM and BET analysis …

In the present work, kaolin sample from Gbako Local Government, Niger State, Nigeria was
used as an adsorbent for the removal chloride, COD, BOD, sulphate, chromium, cadmium …

The presence of heavy metals in the environment is an issue of great concern because of
their growing discharge, toxicity, and other adverse effects on the receiving water …

Highlights•Activated carbon prepared from date pits (DPAC) was applied to lead removal
studies.•DPAC produced better lead adsorption capacity than commercial activated …