Straw-derived biochar for the removal of antibiotics from water: Adsorption and degradation mechanisms, recent advancements and challenges

X Zhang, T Bhattacharya, C Wang, A Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, a kind of containments with the properties of widely distributed and difficult to
degrade, has aroused extensive attention in the world. As a prevalent agricultural waste …

[HTML][HTML] Azo dyes degradation by microorganisms–An efficient and sustainable approach

S Zafar, DA Bukhari, A Rehman - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic aromatic compounds consisting of various functional groups are known as dyes.
These colored compounds are often discharged in effluents, and they are very dangerous to …

Sodium hydroxide pre-treated Aspergillus flavus biomass for the removal of reactive black 5 and its toxicity evaluation

M Alaguprathana, M Poonkothai, F Ameen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study was focused on the removal of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) from aqueous
solution using pre treated Aspergillus flavus as a biosorbent. Pre-treatment of fungal …

Integration of green economy concepts for sustainable biosurfactant production–a review

CL Mgbechidinma, OD Akan, C Zhang, M Huang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The link between increasing global population, food demand, industrialization, and
agricultural waste is strong. Decomposing by-products from food cycles can introduce …

Adsorption of Rhodamine B dye from aqueous solution onto acid treated banana peel: Response surface methodology, kinetics and isotherm studies

AA Oyekanmi, A Ahmad, K Hossain, M Rafatullah - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The adsorption of rhodamine B (RhB) using acid modified banana peels has been
examined. Chemical characteristics of the adsorbents were observed in order to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling studies of methylene blue dye removal using activated corn husk waste: Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation

T Handayani, P Ramadhani, R Zein - South African Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Corn husk waste (CHW) was evaluated as an alternative simple treatment strategy to
remove methylene blue dyes (MB). Various experimental factors, such as pH, concentration …

Utilization of waste materials in the stabilization of expansive pavement subgrade: An extensive review

M Tanyıldızı, VE Uz, İ Gökalp - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Expansive soils, also known as swell-shrink soils, are one of the most problematic soils in
highway construction and exhibit significant volume changes by swelling and shrinking …

Construction of porous biochar decorated with NiS for the removal of ciprofloxacin antibiotic from pharmaceutical wastewaters

AB Azzam, YA Tokhy, M Farida, AA Younes - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The employment of residual biomass to produce promising sorbents with highly adsorption
characteristics and their successful application for the removal of antibiotics from wastewater …

Biodecolorization of azo dye Acid Black 24 by Bacillus pseudomycoides: Process optimization using Box Behnken design model and toxicity assessment

N Kumar, S Sinha, T Mehrotra, R Singh… - Bioresource Technology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial strain Bacillus pseudomycoides, isolated from domestic wastewater was used to
decolorize azo dye Acid Black 24. Response Surface Methodology based on Box-Behnken …

Adsorption of anionic dyes from textile wastewater utilizing raw corncob

SJ Salih, ASA Kareem, SS Anwer - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Toxic dyes are irrefutable effluent components of textile wastewater, so they have become a
major economic and health concern. With the purpose of efficient removal of textile dyes …