Recent advances in the biocatalytic mitigation of emerging pollutants: a comprehensive review

BC Ekeoma, LN Ekeoma, M Yusuf, A Haruna… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The issue of environmental pollution has been worsened by the emergence of new
contaminants whose morphology is yet to be fully understood. Several techniques have …

Kinetics and thermodynamic analysis of palm oil decanter cake and alum sludge combustion for bioenergy production

KJ Abioye, NY Harun, S Sufian, M Yusuf… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this research is to explore the thermo-kinetics of the combustion
process involving palm oil decanter cake (PODC) and alum sludge (AS) for bioenergy …

[HTML][HTML] Novel geomaterials for the remediation of toxic pollutants: A review

S Sreenivasan, B Kandasubramanian - Hybrid Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The removal of hazardous and life-threatening integrated effluents from contaminated water
is a major trepidation, and the remediation process obtains reclaimed potable and sparkling …

Boosting methylene blue adsorption capacity of an industrial waste-based geopolymer by depositing graphitic carbon nitride onto its surface: Towards sustainable …

K Kaya-Özkiper, A Uzun, S Soyer-Uzun - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Surface characteristics of a geopolymer (GP) from an industrial waste, red mud (RM), and
metakaolin (MK), were tuned by depositing urea-derived graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) …

Applied mineralogical investigation on coal gasification ash

R Saini, SD Barma, DS Rao, S Basu, SM Mahajani - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aims to perform the applied mineralogical characterization of coal gasification ash
(CGA) generated from a commercial fixed bed downdraft gasification plant in eastern India …

Valorization of lead-zinc mine tailing waste through geopolymerization: Synthesis, mechanical, and microstructural properties

D Li, AO Ramos, A Bah, F Li - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead-zinc mine tailing waste can have significant environmental impacts due to its potential
for releasing toxic elements into the surroundings and contaminating local soil and water …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable waste utilization: Geopolymeric fly ash waste as an effective phenol adsorbent for environmental remediation

DA Hijazi, A BiBi, MA Al-Ghouti - Resources, Environment and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid industrialization and urbanization generate significant waste, including fly ash, posing
environmental challenges. Utilizing these materials is essential to mitigate impacts and …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of lead and chromium ions from electroplating wastewater using plantain stalk modified by amorphous alumina developed from waste cans

EO Ajala, MO Aliyu, MA Ajala, G Mamba, AM Ndana… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Waste beneficiation is key to environmental protection and the realisation of a circular
economy. Herein, amorphous alumina (a-Al2O3) derived from aluminium waste cans (AWC) …

Application of q-rung orthopair fuzzy based SWARA-COPRAS model for municipal waste treatment technology selection

A Soni, PK Das, S Kumar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Despite several methods available for the treatment of solid wastes, the management of
municipal solid waste is still a crucial and complex process. The available methods for waste …

Co-pyrolysis of alkali-fused fly ash and corn stover to synthesize biochar composites for remediating lead-contaminated soil

Y Ma, X Shang, Y Zhang, W Chen, Y Gao, J Guo… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fly ash (FA) is mainly composed of silica, alumina, and other metal oxide components, and
has a positive stabilizing effect on soil heavy metals. Biochar composites produced from FA …