Aerogel-based adsorbents as emerging materials for the removal of heavy metals from water: Progress, challenges, and prospects

I Ihsanullah, M Sajid, S Khan, M Bilal - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The removal of heavy metals from aqueous environment is essential to safeguard the
environment, human health, and aquatic life. Aerogels, highly porous three-dimensional …

Sustainable removal of contaminants by biopolymers: a novel approach for wastewater treatment. Current state and future perspectives

T Russo, P Fucile, R Giacometti, F Sannino - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring substances or polymeric biomolecules synthesized by living organisms
during their entire life cycle are commonly defined as biopolymers. Different classifications of …

Compressible polydopamine modified pomelo peel powder/poly (ethyleneimine)/κ-carrageenan aerogel with pH-tunable charge for selective removal of anionic and …

J Yu, S Tian, A Yao, H Hu, J Lan, L Yang, X Du… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel biomass-based aerogel, polydopamine decorated pomelo peel powder/
polyethyleneimine/κ-carrageenan (PPEKC) aerogel, was developed for dye wastewater …

Fabrication, characterization, and potential application of modified sawdust sorbents for efficient removal of heavy metal ions and anionic dye from aqueous solutions

NA Ibrahim, FHH Abdellatif, MS Hasanin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research focuses on developing highly efficient, low-cost, and eco-friendly bio-
sorbents based on lingo-cellulosic materials in oak wood sawdust waste. Sawdust was …

Impact of light on microalgal photosynthetic microbial fuel cells and removal of pollutants by nanoadsorbent biopolymers: Updates, challenges and innovations

MJ Khan, N Singh, S Mishra, A Ahirwar, F Bast… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) with microalgae have huge potential for treating
wastewater while simultaneously converting light energy into electrical energy. The …

A comprehensive review on the removal of noxious pollutants using carrageenan based advanced adsorbents

G Sharma, A Khosla, A Kumar, N Kaushal, S Sharma… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid industrial development is associated with high discharge of toxic pollutants into the
environment. The industries discharge their wastewater containing organic pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Application of biopolymers as a new age sustainable material for surfactant adsorption: A brief review

S Biswas, A Pal - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater remediation by biopolymers and biopolymer composites is one of the most
interesting research topics in the current day scenario. Emerging pollutants abatement from …

Adsorption of nickel, Ni (II), in aqueous solution by modified zeolite as a cation-exchange adsorbent

H Pahlavanzadeh, M Motamedi - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this study, the modified zeolite (MZ) and zeolite 3A (RZ) were used as adsorbents for
removal of Ni (II) from aqueous solution. Both adsorbents were characterized using …

Properties of κ-carrageenan aerogels prepared by using different dissolution media and its application as drug delivery systems

DAS Agostinho, AI Paninho, T Cordeiro… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports the synthesis of kappa-carrageenan aerogels using different dissolution
and crosslinking media in order to evaluate its effects on the textural properties of the …

Green and superior adsorbents derived from natural plant gums for removal of contaminants: a review

H Ge, K Ding, F Guo, X Wu, N Zhai, W Wang - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitous presence of contaminants in water poses a major threat to the safety of
ecosystems and human health, and so more materials or technologies are urgently needed …