Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

Progress on fabrication and application of activated carbon sphere in recent decade

J Lan, B Wang, C Bo, B Gong, J Ou - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) has a long history as an adsorbent material in many applications,
including heavy metal and toxic gas removal as well as air and water filter applications …

KHCO3 activated biochar supporting MgO for Pb (II) and Cd (II) adsorption from water: Experimental study and DFT calculation analysis

Z Feng, N Chen, T Liu, C Feng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A new strategy that simultaneous use of KHCO 3 activated biochar and nano-MgO
incorporation for Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ removal from water was raised. After activating by KHCO …

Removal of methylene blue dye and lead ions from aqueous solution using activated carbon from black cumin seeds

PM Thabede, ND Shooto, EB Naidoo - South African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.co.za
This work reports the preparation of carbon from black cumin seeds (BCC) and then
activated with 10 and 20% sulfuric acid (H2SO4) to obtain new adsorbents designated black …

Use of chicken feather and eggshell to synthesize a novel magnetized activated carbon for sorption of heavy metal ions

A Rahmani-Sani, P Singh, P Raizada, EC Lima… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Keeping environment and sustainability concept in view with preparation of new sorbents,
two waste by-products from the poultry industry, ie feather and eggshell, were used for …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of cobalt and copper from single-and co-contaminated simulated electroplating wastewater via carbonate and hydroxide precipitation

KGN Quiton, YH Huang, MC Lu - Sustainable Environment Research, 2022 - Springer
Wastewater containing cobalt and copper comprised of plating wash water, plant wash
water, and equipment cooling and wash water is generated in the electroplating industry …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing a carbon-based material from food waste digestate for dye adsorption: the role of hydrogel beads in enhancing the material stability and …

S Farsad, A Amjlef, A Chaoui, AB Hamou… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This study focuses on both ecological and economic gains from food waste treatment.
Accordingly, anaerobic digestion and adsorption have been combined to achieve these …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass valorization of walnut shell into biochar as a resource for electrochemical simultaneous detection of heavy metal ions in water and soil samples …

Y El Hamdouni, S El Hajjaji, T Szabo, L Trif… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lately, due to its accessibility and eco-friendliness, walnut shell biochar (WS-BC) is gaining
attention as an electrode material component in the electrochemical detection of water …

Effective removal of Hg2+ and Cd2+ in aqueous systems by Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar: A combined experimental and DFT calculation

T Sun, Y Sun, Y Xu, L Wang, X Liang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar (FM–BC) was synthesized using straw biochar,
and the adsorption mechanism of Hg 2+ and Cd 2+ was explained in–depth through …

[HTML][HTML] Synergetic removal of hazardous pollutants from aqueous environment using lignocellulosic biosorbents

J Sulejmanović, A Gostevčić, A Karadža… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution with dyes that are non-biodegradable has become a very concerning
environmental problem in the world today. Therefore, the aim of this research was to …