Valorization of tropical fruits waste for production of commercial biorefinery products–A review

Z Ding, Y Ge, T Sar, V Kumar, S Harirchi, P Binod… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tropical fruit wastes (TFW) are considered as the major source of food and nutrition in the
topical countries. In the recent years, modernization of agriculture has increased the tropical …

Activated carbon derived from waste orange and lemon peels for the adsorption of methyl orange and methylene blue dyes from wastewater

D Ramutshatsha-Makhwedzha, A Mavhungu… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The study of adsorbent behaviour in laboratory conditions helps to predict the adsorption
process in a large industrial scale. In this study, orange and lemon peels-derived activated …

Development of a magnetic orange seed/Fe3O4 composite for the removal of methylene blue and crystal violet from aqueous media

R Foroutan, SJ Peighambardoust, S Ghojavand… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Abundant quantities of orange waste are produced annually, and their use for sewage
treatment is admirable. The orange seeds powder was modified with Fe3O4 and applied for …

Rapid adsorptive removal of chromium from wastewater using walnut-derived biosorbents

R Garg, R Garg, M Sillanpää, Alimuddin, MA Khan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Contamination of water resources by industrial effluents containing heavy metal ions and
management of solid waste from agricultural and food industries is a serious issue. This …

Adsorption and photodegradation of organic contaminants by silver nanoparticles: isotherms, kinetics, and computational analysis

NO Eddy, R Garg, R Garg, RA Ukpe… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2024 - Springer
In view of the widespread and distribution of several classes and types of organic
contaminants, increased efforts are needed to reduce their spread and subsequent …

Theoretical and experimental studies on photocatalytic removal of methylene blue (MetB) from aqueous solution using oyster shell synthesized CaO nanoparticles …

NO Eddy, RA Ukpe, P Ameh, R Ogbodo, R Garg… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The development of technologies for the removal of dye from aqueous solution is most
desirable if the end product is relatively green (ie, environmentally friendly) …

Quantum and experimental investigation of the application of Crassostrea gasar (mangrove oyster) shell–based CaO nanoparticles as adsorbent and photocatalyst …

NO Eddy, AO Odiongenyi, R Garg, RA Ukpe… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The present study was designed to synthesize and characterize calcium oxide nanoparticles
(using mangrove oyster shell as a precursor) and apply the synthesized nanoparticles as a …

Modified orange peel waste as a sustainable material for adsorption of contaminants

U Michael-Igolima, SJ Abbey, AO Ifelebuegu, EU Eyo - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
World orange production is estimated at 60 million tons per annum, while the annual
production of orange peel waste is 32 million tons. According to available data, the …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles adsorb emerging pollutants (glyphosate pesticide) from aqueous solutions

SA Odoemelam, EO Oji, NO Eddy, R Garg… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The present study captures the precipitation synthesis of zinc nanoparticles and modification
with alumina and oleic acid. The crystalline size evaluated from the XRD profile of the zinc …

Sol-gel synthesis, computational chemistry, and applications of Cao nanoparticles for the remediation of methyl orange contaminated water

NO Eddy, R Garg, R Garg, SI Eze… - Advances in nano …, 2023 - koreascience.kr
Nanoparticles are known for their outstanding properties such as particle size, surface area,
optical and electrical properties. These properties have significantly boasted their …