A review on utilization of wood biomass as a sustainable precursor for activated carbon production and application

M Danish, T Ahmad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been an ideal material for the separation of a variety of chemical
pollutants. Its extensive use is limited due to the cost of production, which has triggered the …

Removal of hexavalent chromium via biochar-based adsorbents: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future perspectives

R Sinha, R Kumar, P Sharma, N Kant, J Shang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium originates from geogenic and extensive anthropogenic activities and significantly
impacts natural ecosystems and human health. Various methods have been applied to …

Environmental applications of three-dimensional graphene-based macrostructures: adsorption, transformation, and detection

Y Shen, Q Fang, B Chen - Environmental Science & Technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Just as graphene triggered a new gold rush, three-dimensional graphene-based
macrostructures (3D GBM) have been recognized as one of the most promising strategies …

Macroscopic multifunctional graphene-based hydrogels and aerogels by a metal ion induced self-assembly process

HP Cong, XC Ren, P Wang, SH Yu - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report a one-step fabrication of macroscopic multifunctional graphene-based hydrogels
with robust interconnected networks under the synergistic effects of the reduction of …

Removal of heavy metals from emerging cellulosic low-cost adsorbents: a review

DS Malik, CK Jain, AK Yadav - Applied water science, 2017 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution is a major problems in the environment. The impact of toxic metal ions
can be minimized by different technologies, viz., chemical precipitation, membrane filtration …

Biosorption of pollutants by plant leaves: An empirical review

AG Adeniyi, JO Ighalo - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, research focus has been shifting towards the development of
environmentally friendly systems for the removal of pollutants from effluents. The use of …

Techno-economic feasibility of biochar as biosorbent for basic dye sequestration

S Praveen, R Gokulan, TB Pushpa, J Jegan - Journal of the Indian …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has a global scientific attention for its ability to remove toxic elements from
wastewaters. However, due to the disparity between practical short-term agronomic benefits …

Removal of inorganic toxic contaminants from wastewater using sustainable biomass: A review

A Guleria, G Kumari, EC Lima, DK Ashish… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is most abundant, ecofriendly and sustainable material on this
green planet which has received great attention due to exhaustion of petroleum reserves …

Biosorbents for hexavalent chromium elimination from industrial and municipal effluents

B Saha, C Orvig - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The presence of hexavalent chromium in wastewater is a potential hazard to aquatic
animals and humans. There are various mechanisms proposed, kinetic models used and …

Fabrication of MWCNTs/ThO2 nanocomposite and its adsorption behavior for the removal of Pb(II) metal from aqueous medium

A Mittal, M Naushad, G Sharma… - … and Water Treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were chemically modified to form nanocomposite
with thorium oxide. The MWCNTs/ThO2 nanocomposite was characterized using different …