Cu (II) removal from wastewater using chitosan-based adsorbents: a review

AK Mallik, SMF Kabir, FBA Rahman, MN Sakib… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper is one of the most well-known heavy metals; while it is an essential nutrient for living
organisms, its excessive presence in wastewaters is equally hazardous, causing a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) are an effective material for dye and heavy metal adsorption from water

DCM Ferreira, TC Dos Santos… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Granular macroscopic chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose polyelectrolytic complexes
(CHS/CMC macro-PECs) were produced and tested as adsorbents for six pollutants often …

Valorization of agriculture waste biomass as biochar: As first-rate biosorbent for remediation of contaminated soil

TT Van Nguyen, AN Phan, TA Nguyen, TK Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Each year, Asia produces an estimated 350 million tonnes of agricultural residues.
According to Ministry of Power projections, numerous tonnes of such waste are discarded …

Natural, low-cost adsorbents for toxic Pb (II) ion sequestration from (waste) water: A state-of-the-art review

PO Oladoye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pb (II) ions is an inorganic pollutant that is present in the environment. Its presence affects
both human health and ecosystem. Economically, amongst many wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Function of nanomaterials in removing heavy metals for water and wastewater remediation: A review

S Ethaib, S Al-Qutaifia, N Al-Ansari, SL Zubaidi - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although heavy metals are typically found in trace levels in natural waterways, most of them
are hazardous to human health and the environment, even at extremely low concentrations …

Recent developments in the utilization of modified graphene oxide to adsorb dyes from water: A review

T Liu, CO Aniagor, MI Ejimofor, MC Menkiti… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, there is an increasing concern on dye contamination in the aquatic environment.
Elimination of dye contaminants has gained significant attention among researchers due to …

[HTML][HTML] Influences of biochar on bioremediation/phytoremediation potential of metal-contaminated soils

M Narayanan, Y Ma - Frontiers in microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A number of anthropogenic and weathering activities accumulate heavy metals in soils,
causing adverse effects on soil characteristics, microbial activity (diversity), agricultural …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceuticals: Carbon-based nanomaterials in focus

A Thakur, A Kumar, A Singh - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, carbon dots,
graphene/graphene oxide, fullerene, and their derivatives, in the removal of emerging …

[HTML][HTML] Perspective on the heavy metal pollution and recent remediation strategies

KK Sodhi, LC Mishra, CK Singh, M Kumar - Current Research in Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM) pollution is extremely deleterious because of the toxicity they exert on
human beings, animals, and plants. HMs are recalcitrant to degradation, and hence …