A review on recent trends in the removal of emerging contaminants from aquatic environment using low-cost adsorbents

M Varsha, PS Kumar, BS Rathi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs), a class of contaminants with low concentrations but
significant harm, have received a lot of attention in recent times. ECs comprises of various …

Pesticides in aquatic environments and their removal by adsorption methods

A Mojiri, JL Zhou, B Robinson, A Ohashi, N Ozaki… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Although pesticides are widely used in agriculture, industry and households, they pose a
risk to human health and ecosystems. Based on target organisms, the main types of …

Cleaner approach for atrazine removal using recycling biowaste/waste in permeable barriers

A Lago, B Silva, T Tavares - Recycling, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work addresses the rehabilitation of water contaminated with atrazine, entrapping it in a
permeable and sustainable barrier designed with waste materials (sepiolite) and with …

Removal of butachlor from aqueous solution using cantaloupe seed shell powder: kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

AU Haq, M Saeed, M Usman, M Muneer… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
In the present study, cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) seed shell powder was utilized to
sequester butachlor pesticide from aqueous medium in batch system. The biomass was …

Mechanisms of halosulfuron methyl pesticide biosorption onto neem seeds powder

A Haq, M Saeed, M Usman, AF Zahoor, MN Anjum… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The current investigation was designed to remove halosulfuron methyl from aqueous media
by means of neem seed powder (NSP) in batch modes. Characterizations of NSP were …

Linear and nonlinear sorption modelling for adsorption of atrazine onto activated peanut husk

A Saha, D Bhaduri, A Pipariya… - … & Sustainable Energy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the efficiency of chemically and
thermally activated peanut husk (APNH) for removing atrazine from aqueous solutions. The …

Equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamics of batch adsorption of Mn (II) ions on blast furnace slag (BFS) and kaolin (KGA)

T Chouchane, A Boukari, O Khireddine… - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
This article describes the discontinuous adsorption of Mn (II) on kaolin from Guelma, Algeria
(KGA), and blast furnace slag from Sider, Algeria (BFS), under the effect of various …

Efficacy of quaternary ammonium groups based polyelectrolytes for the reduction of various pesticide formulations content from synthetic wastewater

L Ghimici, M Nichifor - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cationic polyelectrolytes, synthetic (PCA) and dextran derivatives (D40-EtX) have been
evaluated, for the first time, as flocculants for the separation of the commercial pesticides …

Removal of atrazine from aqueous solutions using activated carbon from novel hackberry seeds: kinetics and equilibrium studies

HM Tuğaç, OA Oba, NP Aydinlik - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticides persist in the environment and are harmful to both human health and the
ecosystem, while also contributing to the pollution of waterways. Therefore, it is essential to …

Removal of dimethoate from contaminated water using corncob and rice husk as low-cost materials

SU Karaağaç, AMR Abudaıa - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2022 - Elsevier
This research aims to evaluate the potential removal efficiency of dimethoate from aqueous
solutions utilizing activated carbon (AC) derived from corncob and rice husk. First …