Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches

A Kumar, DK Jigyasu, G Subrahmanyam, R Mondal… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) has been a subject of interest for environmental, physiological, biological
scientists due to its dual effect (toxicity and essentiality) in terrestrial biota. In general, the …

Biosorption of Cu (II) and Pb (II) from aqueous solutions by chemically modified spent coffee grains

FJ Cerino-Córdova, PE Díaz-Flores… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
In this research, spent coffee grains were modified with citric acid solutions (0.1 and 0.6 M)
to increase the quantity of carboxylic groups improving its metal adsorption capacity. Added …

Biosorption optimization, characterization, immobilization and application of Gelidium amansii biomass for complete Pb2+ removal from aqueous solutions

NEA El-Naggar, RA Hamouda, IE Mousa… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Lead (Pb2+) is among the most toxic heavy metals even in low concentration and
cause toxicity to human's health and other forms of life. It is released into the environment …

Determining optimal conditions to produce activated carbon from barley husks using single or dual optimization

M Loredo-Cancino, E Soto-Regalado… - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
When producing activated carbons from agricultural by-products, certain properties, such as
yield and specific surface area, are very important for obtaining an economical and …

Transesterification of rubber seed oil to biodiesel over a calcined waste rubber seed shell catalyst: Modeling and optimization of process variables

SE Onoji, SE Iyuke, AI Igbafe, MO Daramola - Energy & Fuels, 2017 - ACS Publications
In the present study, waste rubber seed shell (RSS) obtained from our previous study was
investigated as a plausible solid base catalyst for the transesterification of esterified rubber …

Hevea brasiliensis (rubber seed) oil: modeling and optimization of extraction process parameters using response surface methodology and artificial neural network …

SE Onoji, SE Iyuke, AI Igbafe, MO Daramola - Biofuels, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, results of parametric effects and optimization of extraction of rubber
seed oil from under-utilized rubber seeds using response surface methodology (RSM) and …

Lead biosorption onto coffee grounds: Comparative analysis of several optimization techniques using equilibrium adsorption models and ANN

R Gomez-Gonzalez, FJ Cerino-Córdova… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, coffee ground (CG) was used to remove lead ions from aqueous solution. The
physicochemical properties of CG determined were: point of zero charge (pH pcz 4.5), acid …

[PDF][PDF] Phytoremediation of heavy metals from urban waste leachate by southern cattail (Typha domingensis)

A Mojiri, HA Aziz, MA Zahed, SQ Aziz… - International Journal of …, 2013 - academia.edu
The effectiveness of southern cattail (Typha domingensis) for phytoremediation of heavy
metals from municipal waste leachate was investigated. Some plants were transplanted into …

Use of artificial intelligence for optimizing biosorption of textile wastewater using agricultural waste

K Aghilesh, A Kumar, S Agarwal, MC Garg… - Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Most of the dyes are toxic and non-biodegradable in textile industry wastewaters. Therefore,
removal of textile dye using agriculture waste becomes crucial for the environment. This can …

Biosorption of strontium from aqueous solution by fungus Aspergillus terreus

MH Khani, H Pahlavanzadeh, K Alizadeh - Environmental Science and …, 2012 - Springer
Introduction The biosorption characteristics of strontium ions using fungus Aspergillus
terreus were investigated. Experimental parameters affecting the biosorption process such …