Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is the most abundantly available bioresource amounting to
about a global yield of up to 1. 3 billion tons per year. The hydrolysis of LCB results in the …

The pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic model has become among the most popular ways
to fit rate data for adsorption of metal ions, dyes, and other compounds from aqueous …

Rapid population growth and the resultant pollution of freshwater sources are expected to
create water stress conditions on the world in the near future. Adsorption technique is a …

Intensive research efforts have been pursued to remove arsenic (As) contamination from
water with an intention to provide potable water to millions of people living in different …

In recent years, environmental and ecological concerns have become a major issue owing
to the expansion of petroleum-based synthetic materials and products, and therefore the …

Herein, NaOH solution of a finite concentration was used to pretreat starch, which serves a
novel effective pretreatment. A starch-based high-performance adsorptive hydrogel (STAH) …

Chromium exists mainly in two forms in environmental matrices, namely, the hexavalent (Cr
(VI)) and trivalent (Cr (III)) chromium. While Cr (III) is a micronutrient, Cr (VI) is a known …

Natural and human anthropogenic activities increase the concentration of the toxic pollutant
in the water environment; they could cause harmful effects even in their lower concentration …

The demand for valuable metals such as rare earth elements and platinum group metals is
rising fast in the context of the depletion of natural resources and international conflicts …

Heavy metals constitute some of the most significant environmental contaminants today. The
abundance of naturally growing Tetraena qataranse around Ras Laffan oil and gas facilities …