Efficient separation and removal is necessary in applications ranging from environmental
remediation to the food sector. A well-designed adsorption system should meet the …

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 …

L-cysteine functionalized Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles (Cys–Fe 3 O 4 MNPs) were
continuously fabricated by a simple high-gravity reactive precipitation method combined with …

β-Glucosidases (EC 3.2. 1.21) cleave β-glucosidic linkages in disaccharide or glucose-
substituted molecules and play important roles in fundamental biological processes. β …

Affinity chromatography presents a highly versatile analytical tool, which relies on exploiting
highly specific interactions between molecules and their ligands. This review covers the …

The accumulation of metal ions in the body is caused by human activities and industrial
uses. Among these metal ions, copper is the third most abundant ion found in the human …

Presence of mercury ions in water, even in trace amounts, is a serious environmental
hazard. Hence, there is imperative need to develop innovative and environmentally-friendly …

In this study, cryogels containing imidazole functional groups were prepared by two different
approaches and were used in the removal of Pb2+, Cd2+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ ions from …

Water contaminants severely affect human health and aquatic ecosystems, and adsorption
poses an economic, available, and feasible technology for remediation that needs to be …

Biochar (BC) has been widely used to remove heavy metals from wastewater. However, due
to the hydrophobicity of BC and the lack of its surface functional groups, the effect of metal …