Fluoride occurrence in groundwater systems at global scale and status of defluoridation–state of the art

V Kimambo, P Bhattacharya, F Mtalo, J Mtamba… - Groundwater for …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of elevated concentrations of fluoride in the drinking water supply in many
regions of the world has caused widespread prevalence of dental and skeletal fluorosis. In …

Removal of various pollutants from water and wastewater by modified chitosan adsorbents

J Wang, S Zhuang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan-based adsorbents have attracted increasing attention in water and wastewater
treatment in recent years due to its abundance and low price, as well as rich amino and …

Fluoride removal from water by adsorption—a review

A Bhatnagar, E Kumar, M Sillanpää - Chemical engineering journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Fluoride contamination in drinking water due to natural and anthropogenic activities has
been recognized as one of the major problems worldwide imposing a serious threat to …

Fluoride in drinking water and defluoridation of water

S Jagtap, MK Yenkie, N Labhsetwar… - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1.1. Fluoride in Water Water is an essential natural resource for sustaining life. Water is
certainly not free everywhere. However, chemical composition of surface or subsurface is …

A review on adsorption of fluoride from aqueous solution

M Habuda-Stanić, M Ergović Ravančić, A Flanagan - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Fluoride is one of the anionic contaminants which is found in excess in surface or
groundwater because of geochemical reactions or anthropogenic activities such as the …

Design and development of amine functionalized iron based metal organic frameworks for selective fluoride removal from water environment

A Jeyaseelan, M Naushad, T Ahamad… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) play a crucial role in adsorption method owing to its larger
surface area and high porosity. In this work, a trivalent metal ion namely iron (Fe 3+) …

Fluoride removal from water by chitosan derivatives and composites: a review

P Miretzky, AF Cirelli - Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Fluoride is an essential element, indispensable for maintenance of dental health.
Nevertheless, fluoride concentrations in drinking water above 1.5 mgL− 1 may be …

Boron nitride nanosheets incorporated polyvinylidene fluoride mixed matrix membranes for removal of methylene blue from aqueous stream

RS Bangari, A Yadav, J Bharadwaj, N Sinha - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to synthesize boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) incorporated polyvinylidene
fluoride (PVDF)-based membranes using phase inversion method for removal of methylene …

Hydroxyapatite as an advanced adsorbent for removal of heavy metal ions from water: Focus on its applications and limitations

A Nayak, B Bhushan - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Adsorbent materials are known to have favorable surface physico-chemical features that
enable them to bind to different pollutants in aqueous medium. Complexity in wastewater …

Recent advances in removal of inorganic anions from water by chitosan-based composites: A comprehensive review

F Yazdi, M Anbia, M Sepehrian - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a modified natural carbohydrate polymer that has been found in the
exoskeletons of crustaceans (eg, lobsters, shrimps, krill, barnacles, crayfish, etc.), mollusks …