Is biosorption suitable for decontamination of metal-bearing wastewaters? A critical review on the state-of-the-art of biosorption processes and future directions

K Vijayaraghavan, R Balasubramanian - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
For the past few decades, biosorption has been widely investigated for the removal of
different contaminants in aqueous media. A number of biomasses of different genre have …

Clay nano-adsorbent: structures, applications and mechanism for water treatment

A Awasthi, P Jadhao, K Kumari - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Nanotechnology plays an important role in current environmental practices for remediation
of contaminants in environment. From last few years, nano-clay has found more attention …

Selective removal of heavy metal ions from waters and waste waters using ion exchange methods

Z Hubicki, D Kołodyńska - Ion exchange technologies, 2012 - books.google.com
Environmental pollution by toxic metals occurs globally through military, industrial, and
agricultural processes and waste disposal (Duffus, 2002). Fuel and power industries …

Enhanced adsorption of chromium onto activated carbon by microwave-assisted H3PO4 mixed with Fe/Al/Mn activation

Y Sun, Q Yue, Y Mao, B Gao, Y Gao, L Huang - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract FeCl 3, AlCl 3 and MnCl 2 were used as the assisted activation agent in activated
carbon preparation by H 3 PO 4 activation using microwave heating method. The physico …

Metallic ions recovery from membrane separation processes concentrate: A special look onto ion exchange resins

YAR Lebron, VR Moreira, MCS Amaral - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
A future scenario of water scarcity, combined with minerals resources exhaustion, led to the
development of treatments capable to achieve water reuse and by-products recovery …

Adsorption behavior and mechanism of Cr (VI) using Sakura waste from aqueous solution

W Qi, Y Zhao, X Zheng, M Ji, Z Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
A forestall waste, Sakura leave, has been studied for the adsorption of Cr (VI) from aqueous
solution. The materials before and after adsorption were characterized by X-ray …

Static and dynamic studies of lanthanum (III) ion adsorption/desorption from acidic solutions using chelating ion exchangers with different functionalities

D Kołodyńska, D Fila, Z Hubicki - Environmental Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Increasing the number of applications of rare earth elements (REEs) has led to increased
release of these metals into the environment. Removal of REEs from e-wastes is very …

Ultra-selective chelating membranes for recycling of cobalt from lithium-ion spent battery effluents by electrodialysis

A Siekierka, DL Callahan, W Kujawski, LF Dumée - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The recovery of valuable resources from spent effluents is critical to ensure sustainable
growth and reduce commodity shortages at global levels. Spent batteries are largely …

A review of polyampholytic ion scavengers for toxic metal ion removal from aqueous systems

Ł Stala, J Ulatowska, I Polowczyk - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollution by heavy metal ions in aqueous systems gained researchers attention gradually.
Toxic metal ions were always present in the environment and the living organisms could get …

Study on the removal of chromium (III) from leather waste by a two-step method

L Wang, J Li, Y Jin, M Chen, J Luo, X Zhu… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The removal of chromium (III) from leather solid waste was carried out by two steps: the
leaching step and the ion exchange step. Orthogonal method was applied to the leaching …