Adsorption of pollutants by plant bark derived adsorbents: an empirical review

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant barks are among the most widely applied low-cost biomass materials in the study of
pollutant removal from aqueous media. This paper extensively reviews the experimental …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of ammonia and nitrates from contaminated water by using solid waste bio-adsorbents

S Dey, N Haripavan, SR Basha, GV Babu - Current Research in Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of pollutants in aqueous solution mainly from hazardous heavy metals and
metalloids is creating an environmental and social problem. The ammonia and nitrates are …

[HTML][HTML] Biosorptive uptake of Fe2+, Cu2+ and As5+ by activated biochar derived from Colocasia esculenta: isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and cost estimation

S Banerjee, S Mukherjee, A LaminKa-Ot… - Journal of Advanced …, 2016 - Elsevier
The adsorptive capability of superheated steam activated biochar (SSAB) produced from
Colocasia esculenta was investigated for removal of Cu 2+, Fe 2+ and As 5+ from simulated …

Utilization of fruit processing industry waste as green activated carbon for the treatment of heavy metals and chlorophenols contaminated water

S Pap, TŠ Knudsen, J Radonić, S Maletić… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plum stones, as a part of industrial and municipal organic waste, were used as a precursor
for preparation of a low-cost activated carbon. Engineered, thermochemically-modified …

Synthesis and use of alumina nanoparticles as an adsorbent for the removal of Zn (II) and CBG dye from wastewater

RJ Bhargavi, U Maheshwari, S Gupta - International Journal of Industrial …, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, an alumina nanoparticle adsorbent is developed using solution
combustion synthesis method and is further utilized for the removal of zinc (Zn (II)) and color …

Application of soy hull biomass in removal of Cr (VI) from contaminated waters. Kinetic, thermodynamic and continuous sorption studies

PS Blanes, ME Bordoni, JC González, SI García… - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soy hull was evaluated as a new material for Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solutions. Cr (VI)
removal was associated to a redox mechanism, in which Cr (VI) was reduced to Cr (III) by …

Efficient adsorbent for simultaneous removal of Cu (II), Zn (II) and Cr (VI): Kinetic, thermodynamics and mass transfer mechanism

U Maheshwari, B Mathesan, S Gupta - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Present study deals with the development of a nano-porous adsorbent using neem bark for
the simultaneous removal of Cu (II), Cr (VI) and Zn (II). The developed adsorbent is …

Efficiency evaluation of orange and banana peels for dye removal from synthetic industrial effluent

U Maheshwari, RV Thakur, D Deshpande… - Materials today …, 2023 - Elsevier
With this increase in the urbanization and industrialization of the textile industry and paint
industry, there is a vast utilization of the dye in the daily use. This had led to the increase in …

Removal of Cr (VI) from wastewater using activated neem bark in a fixed-bed column: interference of other ions and kinetic modelling studies

U Maheshwari, S Gupta - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Continuous adsorption experiments are carried out in a fixed-bed to evaluate the
performance of a newly developed low-cost adsorbent (activated neem bark, ANB) for the …

Nanomaterials for adsorption of pollutants and heavy metals: Introduction, mechanism, and challenges

SA Ghodke, U Maheshwari, S Gupta… - … of nanomaterials for …, 2021 - Elsevier
A variety of industrial effluents causing detrimental effects have been posing serious
environmental issues. Efforts have been taken to remove these effluents by using different …