Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano) materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable removal of contaminants by biopolymers: a novel approach for wastewater treatment. Current state and future perspectives

T Russo, P Fucile, R Giacometti, F Sannino - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Naturally occurring substances or polymeric biomolecules synthesized by living organisms
during their entire life cycle are commonly defined as biopolymers. Different classifications of …

Carbon derived nanomaterials for the sorption of heavy metals from aqueous solution: a review

UO Aigbe, OA Osibote - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
In many parts of the world, clean water has become a useful resource owing to an increase
in the human population, industrialization, and civilization expansion. But, civilization …

Preparation of EDTA-modified magnetic attapulgite chitosan gel bead adsorbent for the removal of Cu (II), Pb (II), and Ni (II)

P Sun, W Zhang, B Zou, L Zhou, Z Ye, Q Zhao - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Attapulgite (ATP) has a unique porous layered chain structure and is an excellent
environment-friendly decolorizer. However, its high viscosity makes it difficult to separate …

Synthesis, characterization and adsorption studies of a graphene oxide/polyacrylic acid nanocomposite hydrogel

MA Mahdi, AM Aljeboree, LS Jasim… - …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
The AAc/GO nanocomposite hydrogel was successfully employed as a polymeric Nano
sorbent of the removal efficiency of MG dye from the model. The complication of the …

[HTML][HTML] A kinetic and thermodynamic investigation into the removal of methyl orange from wastewater utilizing fly ash in different process configurations

JH Potgieter, C Pardesi, S Pearson - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2021 - Springer
The removal of methyl orange using coal fly ash, which is a widely available low-cost
adsorbent, has been investigated. Adsorption studies for dye removal were conducted using …

Characterization and degradation mechanism of bimetallic iron-based/AC activated persulfate for PAHs-contaminated soil remediation

H Tian, C Chen, T Zhu, B Zhu, Y Sun - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, a novel iron based bimetallic nanoparticles (Fe–Ni) supported on activated
carbon (AC) were synthesized and employed as an activator of persulfate in polycyclic …

Box–Behnken optimization of glyphosate adsorption on to biofabricated calcium hydroxyapatite: kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic studies

K Sen, JK Datta, NK Mondal - Applied Nanoscience, 2021 - Springer
Calcium hydroxyapatatite (CHAP) has been fabricated from waste material as an egg shell
towards the applicability of glyphosate (GLY) removal from aqueous phase via biosorption …

Removal of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances from aqueous media using synthesized silver nanocomposite-activated carbons

PN Omo-Okoro, CJ Curtis, AM Marco… - … of Environmental Health …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been found to be widespread,
extremely persistent and bioaccumulative with toxicity tendencies. Pre-synthesized …

Methods for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes and pigments

RS Ashraf, Z Abid, M Shahid, ZU Rehman… - Water pollution and …, 2021 - Springer
Dyes and pigments are complex organic molecules that are widely utilized in different
industries leading to effluent discharge, thus polluting water and disturbing the aquatic life. A …