Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Progress of adsorbents development and their effectiveness

UM Ismail, MS Vohra, SA Onaizi - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased levels of heavy metals (HMs) in aquatic environments poses serious health and
ecological concerns. Hence, several approaches have been proposed to eliminate/reduce …

Harnessing the Chemical Functionality of Metal–Organic Frameworks Toward Removal of Aqueous Pollutants

HK Rajendran, MA Deen, JP Ray, A Singh… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Wastewater treatment has been bestowed with a plethora of materials; among them, metal–
organic frameworks (MOFs) are one such kind with exceptional properties. Besides their …

Toward Tailoring Metal–Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Fuels

XL Chang, T Yan, WG Pan - Crystal Growth & Design, 2024 - ACS Publications
The conversion of CO2 into commercially available chemical fuels is a meaningful strategy
for mitigating the greenhouse effect. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is an attractive strategy …

Advances in adsorption of Pb (II) by MOFs-based nanocomposites in water

Y Lei, J Xie, W Quan, Q Chen, A Wang - Progress in Natural Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, the escalation of water pollution due to heavy metals has reached a critical point,
posing a significant threat to human existence. Lead and its compounds, among these …

Lead and cadmium decontamination from water media by CNT/Starch/Fe3O4, as reclaimable magnetic nanocomposite

M Zhang - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
In the current work, a magnetic nanocomposite containing carbon nanotubes (CNT), starch,
and Fe 3 O 4 was synthesized to decontaminate lead (Pb 2+) and cadmium (Cd 2+) ions …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of Zn–Fe LDH modified with magnetic oxidized hydrochar for Pb (II) removal: Insights into stability, performance and mechanism

HM Elshishini, GM Elsubruiti, ZF Ghatass… - Journal of Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among different materials for water treatment, layered double hydroxides could be
considered as promising materials, but their water stability still needs investigation. Herein, a …

Pecan shells-based activated carbon for the removal of copper metal ions: optimization of the adsorption process using a full factorial design

K Seffah, I Lakehal, H Ouriache, L Sadoun… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work investigates the removal of copper ions (Cu2+) from an aqueous solution by
adsorption onto the surface of activated carbon (AC) produced from pecan shells. The …

Metal organic framework anchored onto biowaste mediated carbon material (rGO) for remediation of chromium (VI) by the photocatalytic process

S Sathish, U Siddharth, D Prabu, M Karthikeyan… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater contaminated with hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) causes serious health
concerns for the ecosystem. In this study, a hybrid amino functionalized MOF@ rGO …

Bimetal–Organic Frameworks Incorporating Both Hard and Soft Base Active Sites for Heavy Metal Ion Capture

Z Shen, WM Zhang, Z Shan, SF Li, G Zhang… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The design and synthesis of stable porous materials capable of removing both hard and soft
metal ions pose a significant challenge. In this study, a novel metal–organic framework …

Design and application of metal organic frameworks for heavy metals adsorption in water: a review

S Essalmi, S Lotfi, A BaQais, M Saadi, M Arab… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing apprehension surrounding heavy metal pollution in both environmental and
industrial contexts has spurred extensive research into adsorption materials aimed at …