Dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan-based nanosorbents for the removal of heavy-metal ions: A review

E Vunain, AK Mishra, BB Mamba - International journal of biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of nanomaterials as nanosorbents in solving environmental problems such
as the removal of heavy metals from wastewater has received a lot of attention due to their …

A review on polyaniline-based materials applications in heavy metals removal and catalytic processes

E Eskandari, M Kosari, MHDA Farahani… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adsorption and catalytic applications of polyaniline-based materials have witnessed an
increasing rate in recent years. Polyaniline (PAn), an important member of conductive …

Removal of Pb (II) and Cd (II) ions from aqueous solution using polyaniline grafted chitosan

R Karthik, S Meenakshi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, polyaniline grafted chitosan (PGC) was employed as an adsorbent for the
removal of Pb (II) and Cd (II) ions from aqueous solution. The PGC was characterized using …

Characteristics and mechanisms of hexavalent chromium removal by biochar from sugar beet tailing

X Dong, LQ Ma, Y Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2011 - Elsevier
Removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions using biochar from sugar beet tailing (SBT) was
investigated as a function of pH, contact time, and biochar mass via batch experiments. The …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorción de metales pesados en aguas residuales usando materiales de origen biológico

C Tejada-Tovar, Á Villabona-Ortiz, L Garcés-Jaraba - TecnoLógicas, 2015 - scielo.org.co
La bioadsorción es un proceso que permite la captación activa o pasiva de iones metálicos,
debido a la propiedad que diversas biomasas vivas o muertas poseen para enlazar y …

Effective removal of Cr (VI) using β-cyclodextrin–chitosan modified biochars with adsorption/reduction bifuctional roles

X Huang, Y Liu, S Liu, X Tan, Y Ding, G Zeng, Y Zhou… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, beta-cyclodextrin–chitosan modified walnut shell biochars (β-CCWB) were
synthesized as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal Cr (VI) from aqueous …

Chitosan-based nanocomposite polymeric membranes for water purification—A review

A Spoială, CI Ilie, D Ficai, A Ficai, E Andronescu - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
During the past few years, researchers have focused their attention on developing
innovative nanocomposite polymeric membranes with applications in water purification …

The versatile biopolymer chitosan: potential sources, evaluation of extraction methods and applications

S Kaur, GS Dhillon - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Among the biopolymers, chitin and its derivative chitosan (CTS) have been receiving
increasing attention. Both are composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked d …

Improved removal capacity of magnetite for Cr (VI) by electrochemical reduction

X Yang, L Liu, M Zhang, W Tan, G Qiu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aqueous hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) poses serious threats to ecological environments.
Magnetite is a potential adsorbent for Cr (VI). However, its adsorption capacity is limited due …

Sorption of heavy metal ions onto carboxylate chitosan derivatives—A mini-review

PO Boamah, Y Huang, M Hua, Q Zhang, J Wu… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chitosan is of importance for the elimination of heavy metals due to their outstanding
characteristics such as the presence of NH 2 and–OH functional groups, non-toxicity, low …