Various adsorbents have been used to remove different types of dyes and heavy metal ions
from wastewater especially those that are harmful to mankind. Activated carbons, plant or …

Chitosan based adsorbents have received a lot of attention for adsorption of dyes. Various
modifications of this polysaccharide have been investigated to improve the adsorption …

Chitosan composites and derivatives have gained wide attentions as effective biosorbents
due to their low costs and high contents of amino and hydroxyl functional groups. They have …

Chitosan has received widespread attention as an adsorbent for pollutants because of its
low cost and great adsorption potentials. Chitosan has abundant hydroxyl and amino groups …

Environmental pollution by dyes molecules has become a subject of intensive research in
recent years due to their hazardous effects on human health, organisms, and animals …

In recent times, research interest into the development of biodegradable, cost-effective and
environmental friendly adsorbents with favourable properties for adsorption of pollutants is a …

Chitosan, a low cost polymer, has been used in many studies for adsorption of heavy metal
ions. This review covers the performance of all those adsorbents which were derived from …

Chitosan is of importance for the elimination of heavy metals due to their outstanding
characteristics such as the presence of NH 2 and–OH functional groups, non-toxicity, low …

Chitosan and its modifications have received great attention over the past few decades due
to its outstanding adsorption behavior toward various toxic heavy metals from aqueous …

The presence of pollutants in the water bodies deteriorate the water quality and make it unfit
for use. From an environmental perspective, it is essential to develop new technologies for …