Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

R Gusain, N Kumar, SS Ray - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of water quality and the unavailability of drinkable water are pressing
challenges worldwide. Removal of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants from water is …

Adsorption of heavy metals on conventional and nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment purposes: A review

AE Burakov, EV Galunin, IV Burakova… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The problem of water pollution is of a great concern. Adsorption is one of the most efficient
techniques for removing noxious heavy metals from the solvent phase. This paper presents …

Adsorption processes for the removal of contaminants from wastewater: the perspective role of nanomaterials and nanotechnology

TR Sahoo, B Prelot - Nanomaterials for the detection and removal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are of much interest and are considered as efficient adsorbents for
wastewater treatment because of their small particle sizes, large specific surface areas …

Clay mineral adsorbents for heavy metal removal from wastewater: a review

S Gu, X Kang, L Wang, E Lichtfouse… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution such as water contamination by Pb, Hg, Cu, Cd and Cr ions is
induced by rapid urbanization and industrialization and is a major threat to human health …

A review on heavy metal ions adsorption from water by graphene oxide and its composites

W Peng, H Li, Y Liu, S Song - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2017 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide (GO) and its composites have attracted widespread attentions as novel
adsorbents for the adsorption of various heavy metal contaminants. Because of the unique …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their applications in wastewater treatment

H Sadegh, GAM Ali, VK Gupta, ASH Makhlouf… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2017 - Springer
Nanomaterials have been extensively studied for heavy metal ions and dye removals from
wastewater. This article reviews the role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents for …

Amorphous MnO2 Modified Biochar Derived from Aerobically Composted Swine Manure for Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II)

J Liang, X Li, Z Yu, G Zeng, Y Luo, L Jiang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This study reports creative preparation of MnO2-biochar (MBR) via MnO2 modification of
biochar (BR) derived from aerobically composted swine manure. SEM coupled with EDX …

Cadmium bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system

M Shahid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - … and toxicology volume …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …

Biochar surface complexation and Ni (II), Cu (II), and Cd (II) adsorption in aqueous solutions depend on feedstock type

S Wang, JH Kwak, MS Islam, MA Naeth… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a promising material for efficient removal of toxic metals from wastewater to meet
standards for discharge into surface water. We characterized adsorption behaviour of willow …