A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

A review on potential usage of industrial waste materials for binding heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions

MJK Ahmed, M Ahmaruzzaman - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Presence of toxic and recalcitrant heavy metal ions in industrial effluents is a major
environmental concern. These fatal metal ions are not only hazardous in exceeding …

Industrial wastes as low-cost potential adsorbents for the treatment of wastewater laden with heavy metals

M Ahmaruzzaman - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
Industrial wastes, such as, fly ash, blast furnace slag and sludge, black liquor lignin, red
mud, and waste slurry, etc. are currently being investigated as potential adsorbents for the …

Adsorption of a few heavy metals on natural and modified kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review

KG Bhattacharyya, SS Gupta - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2008 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using two important and common clay minerals, kaolinite and
montmorillonite, as adsorbents for removal of toxic heavy metals has been reviewed. A good …

Sorption of heavy metals by inorganic and organic components of solid wastes: significance to use of wastes as low-cost adsorbents and immobilizing agents

YF Zhou, RJ Haynes - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Reactions involved in the sorption of heavy metal cations and anions to the surfaces of
inorganic and organic components of solid wastes are examined. The properties of various …

Poly (acrylamide acrylic acid) grafted on steel slag as an efficient magnetic adsorbent for cationic and anionic dyes

AA Basaleh, MH Al-Malack, TA Saleh - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an efficient magnetic polymeric composite was synthesized from steelmaking
waste. Steel slag was modified with acrylamide acrylic acid (SSAA) copolymer for removal of …

Enhanced heavy metals removal and recovery by mesoporous adsorbent prepared from waste rubber tire

VK Gupta, MR Ganjali, A Nayak, B Bhushan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel carbon (RTAC) developed by physical activation from waste tire rubber, was used
as adsorbent for assessing its removal capacity of lead and nickel ions from aqueous …

A critical analysis on the efficiency of activated carbons from low-cost precursors for heavy metals remediation

VK Gupta, A Nayak, B Bhushan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A vast array of industrial waste products, agricultural by-products, and biological materials,
such as bacteria, algae, yeasts, and fungi have received increased attention for heavy metal …

Adsorption of metal ions by clays and inorganic solids

SS Gupta, KG Bhattacharyya - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review deals with adsorption of metal ions, particularly those considered as hazardous,
on clays and some inorganic solids and covers the publication years 2000–2013 describing …

Vanadium removal from water by waste metal sludge and cement immobilization

A Bhatnagar, AK Minocha, D Pudasainee… - Chemical Engineering …, 2008 - Elsevier
The present study was first carried out to investigate the adsorption potential of metal sludge
(a waste product of electroplating industry) in removing vanadium from water. The …