Fluoride contamination in drinking water due to natural and anthropogenic activities has
been recognized as one of the major problems worldwide imposing a serious threat to …

Fluoride is a persistent and non-biodegradable pollutant that accumulates in soil, plants,
wildlife and in human beings. Therefore, knowledge of its removal, using best technique with …

Spent bleaching earth (SBE) is a waste created by the vegetable oil refining industries that
right now have restricted alternatives for advantageous reuse. An overabundance of about 2 …

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) was successfully synthesized from egg shells, a low cost and easily
available biodegradable waste, by the precipitation method and characterized by X-ray …

The present work reports the decontamination of fluoride from water bodies using a newly
developed hybrid material of (Fe/Zr)–alginate (FZCA) microparticles. The hybrid material …

Intake of excess fluoride (beyond 1.5 mg/L, WHO guideline) for long periods can result in the
incidence of fluorosis. Adsorption is widely considered the most appropriate technology for …

Technological and economic development have influenced the amount of post-production
waste. Post-industrial waste, generated in the most considerable amount, includes, among …

The environmentally friendly clay/carbon composite (SBE/C) was prepared by one‐step
pyrolysis under N2 atmosphere at 700° C of spent bleaching earth (SBE) from the industrial …

At present, nanofiltration (NF) technologies find the ever greater use in the water industry,
particularly, drinking water supplies. The concentrations of most anions in the groundwater …

Fluoride at low concentration is an essential element for dental health. However
groundwater in many countries has exceeding concentrations of fluoride, which poses a …