Biopolymer–a sustainable and efficacious material system for effluent removal

A Subash, M Naebe, X Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Undesired discharge of various effluents directly into the aquatic ecosystem can adversely
affect water quality, endangering aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna. Therefore, the …

Simultaneous adsorption of cobalt ions, azo dye, and imidacloprid pesticide on the magnetic chitosan/activated carbon@ UiO-66 bio-nanocomposite: Optimization …

H Motaghi, P Arabkhani, M Parvinnia… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the modification of magnetic chitosan/activated carbon bio-nanocomposite
(MCS/AC) with UiO-66 MOFs (MCS/AC@ UiO-66) was carried out, and the obtained bio …

Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies of lead ion adsorption from mine wastewater onto MoS2-clinoptilolite composite

S Pandey, E Fosso-Kankeu, MJ Spiro… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work explored the potential of clinoptilolite, molybdenum sulphide (MoS 2), and MoS 2-
clinoptilolite composite in lead (Pb) removal from aqueous medium and industrial mining …

Chitosan nanocomposites for water treatment by fixed-bed continuous flow column adsorption: A review

AL Taka, MJ Klink, XY Mbianda, EB Naidoo - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, access to clean water sources worldwide and particularly in Southern Africa is
inadequate because of its pollution by organic, inorganic, and microorganism contaminants …

Invasive plants as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a review

DTC Nguyen, TV Tran, PS Kumar, ATM Din… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Water contamination is an environmental burden for the next generations, calling for
advanced methods such as adsorption to remove pollutants. For instance, unwanted …

A mini-review on bioderived carbon and its nanocomposites for removal of organic pollutants from wastewater

J Arun, N Nirmala, P Priyadharsini, SS Dawn… - Materials Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass derived carbon nanocomposites are cost effective, emerging and promising
technique for synthesis of surface enhanced nanocomposites. Biochar based …

Cyclodextrin-based nanosponges as an environmentally sustainable solution for water treatment: a review

N Goyal, A Amar, S Gulati… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, the disposal of various industrial pollutants such as organic
dyes, heavy metal ions, pesticides, and phenolic compounds has led to the deterioration of …

Removal of naphthalene from simulated wastewater through adsorption-photodegradation by ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite

N Mukwevho, R Gusain, E Fosso-Kankeu… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite was synthesised and used as photocatalyst for
effective photodegradation of naphthalene from simulated wastewater under visible light …

Adsorption of Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions using carbon nanotubes: A systematic review

M Vesali-Naseh, MRV Naseh, P Ameri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of Pb (II) ions, as a major pollutant source, in the water resources causes
global health concerns. The adsorption method has been conventionally used for the …

Electro-assisted adsorption of Cs (I) and Co (II) from aqueous solution by capacitive deionization with activated carbon cloth/graphene oxide composite electrode

X Liu, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a new composite of activated carbon cloth/graphene oxide (ACC/GO) was
prepared, characterized and used as electrode material for the electro-assisted adsorptive …