A comprehensive review of polysaccharide-based hydrogels as promising biomaterials

A Berradi, F Aziz, ME Achaby, N Ouazzani, L Mandi - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polysaccharides have emerged as a promising material for hydrogel preparation due to their
biocompatibility, biodegradability, and low cost. This review focuses on polysaccharide …

Electrochemical processes for the treatment of contaminant-rich wastewater: A comprehensive review

G de Vargas Brião, TB da Costa, R Antonelli, JM Costa - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Global water demand and environmental concerns related to climate change require
industries to develop high-efficiency wastewater treatment methods to remove pollutants …

Adsorptive removal of synthetic food dyes using low-cost biochar: efficiency prediction, kinetics and desorption index evaluation

DT Bankole, AA Inyinbor, AP Oluyori… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-cost biochar prepared from Bilghia sapida wastes (BSAB) was utilized in the adsorption
of Allura red (ARFD) and Sunset Yellow (SYFD) food dyes. The activation process increased …

Water cleaning by a continuous fixed-bed column for Cr (VI) eco-adsorption with green adsorbent-based biomass: an experimental modeling study

M Kebir, H Tahraoui, M Chabani, M Trari… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, chromate adsorption onto red peanut skin (RPS) was investigated in a fixed-
bed column; FTIR, PZC, SEM, DLS, and BET were used to evaluate its adsorption …

Single and binary heavy metal adsorption using alginic acid structure: Experimental and density functional theory investigations

M Khajavian, S Kaviani, I Piyanzina… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The adsorption of Cd 2+ and Co 2+ using alginic acid (AA) was performed by density
functional theory (DFT) calculations. To validate the theoretical findings, Cd 2+ and Co 2+ …

Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium Using Activated Carbon Produced from Sargassum ssp.: Comparison between Lab Experiments and Molecular Dynamics …

Y Alvarez-Galvan, B Minofar, Z Futera, M Francoeur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Adsorption is one of the most successful physicochemical approaches for removing heavy
metal contaminants from polluted water. The use of residual biomass for the production of …

Chitosan-based foam composites for hexavalent chromium remediation: Effect of microcellulose and crosslinking agent content

MB de Oliveira Silva, TB da Costa, PH Camani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Potentially toxic metal ions, such as hexavalent chromium (Cr 6+), present in water concern
the population's health due to their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and high toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Acacia auriculiformis leaf extract mediated green synthesis of goethite and boehmite embedded activated sawdust for Cr (VI) adsorption

PP Samal, MA Qaiyum, A Ghosh, R Kumari… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
A well-decorated bimetallic Fe/Al-O (OH)@ plywood dust composite hereinafter FAAS has
been prepared by a green technique comprised of mild phosphoric acid activation of …

Prospective application of eco-friendly banana peel reduced graphene oxide (BRGO) for aqueous Cr (VI) and acid dye adsorption: A waste utilization approach

S Ahmed, Z Ferdous - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Banana peels are an environmentally benign alternative to toxic reducing agents. Banana
peel-reduced graphene oxide (BRGO) showed high performance in the adsorption of metal …

Sargassum macroalgae from Quintana Roo as raw material for the preparation of high-performance phosphate adsorbent from aqueous solutions

C Hernández-Navarro, S Pérez, E Flórez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the large volumes of Sargassum biomass (Sgs) arriving on Caribbean coasts are
a problem that must be solved quickly. One alternative is to obtain value-added products …