Evaluation of Effective Composite Biosorbents Based on Wood Sawdust and Natural Clay for Heavy Metals Removal from Water

R Del Sole, AA Fogel, VA Somin, G Vasapollo… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bentonitic clay and wood sawdust are natural materials widely available in nature at low
cost with high heavy metals sorption properties that, in this work, were combined to achieve …

High-efficiency removal of lead and nickel using four inert dry biomasses: insights into the adsorption mechanisms

C Tejada-Tovar, A Villabona-Ortíz… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, inert dry bioadsorbents prepared from corn cob residues (CCR), cocoa husk
(CH), plantain peels (PP), and cassava peels (CP) were used as adsorbents of heavy metal …