A review on treatment technologies for printing and dyeing wastewater (PDW)

U Ewuzie, OD Saliu, K Dulta, S Ogunniyi… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scarcity of clean and fresh water in some parts of the world, which is exacerbated by
man's activities either through domestic or industrial use, has been an age-old cause of …

Recent advances in hydrochar application for the adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants

JO Ighalo, S Rangabhashiyam, K Dulta… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the major environmental challenges in contemporary times. Biochar
from hydrothermal processes (known as hydrochars) has been explored as adsorbents for …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the thermochemical conversion of sugarcane bagasse into biochar

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, JO Ighalo, FO Omoarukhe… - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is the fibrous lignocellulosic residue left over after crushing
sugarcane to extract juice for sugar and ethanol production. In this review, a concise …

[HTML][HTML] Thermochemical co-conversion of biomass-plastic waste to biochar: A review

AG Adeniyi, KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, OJ Ajala… - Green Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomass and plastics are two of the most common municipal solid wastes globally that have
continuously placed a burden on the environment. It is therefore important that they are …

Delonix regia biochar potential in removing phenol from industrial wastewater

EC Emenike, S Ogunniyi, JO Ighalo, KO Iwuozor… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the ability of biochar from the agricultural waste, Delonix regia pod,
to adsorb phenol from an aqueous solution. The biochar was obtained by the carbonization …

Adsorption of crude oil from aqueous solution: a review

EC Emenike, J Adeleke, KO Iwuozor, S Ogunniyi… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crude oil provides a significant contribution to a country's economy, resulting in a diverse
range of petroleum products that can be used to create significant income. However, the …

A review on application of low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals removal from wastewater

NS Topare, VS Wadgaonkar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution has been determined to be the root cause of a large number of
deaths and illnesses around the world. Heavy metals in wastewater have been a major …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of salt impregnation on the properties of orange albedo biochar

AG Adeniyi, SA Abdulkareem, KO Iwuozor… - Cleaner Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of impregnation with zinc chloride on the
characteristics of orange albedo biochar produced in a top-lit updraft biomass conversion …

Adsorption of organophosphate pesticides from aqueous solution: a review of recent advances

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, FA Gbadamosi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Organophosphate pesticides (OPPs) are a type of pesticide that is commonly used to
eliminate pests that cause agricultural produce shortages. One of the methods that is …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the adsorption method for norfloxacin reduction from aqueous media

PE Ohale, CA Igwegbe, KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike… - MethodsX, 2023 - Elsevier
Norfloxacin (NRFX) is one of a class of antibiotics known as broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone
antibiotic that is frequently used to treat infectious disorders in both animals and humans …