Nanotechnology-A ray of hope for heavy metals removal

V Mohanapriya, R Sakthivel, NDK Pham, CK Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental effects of heavy metal pollution are considered as a widespread problem
throughout the world, as it jeopardizes human health and also reduces the sustainability of a …

Heavy metal removal from wastewater using nanomaterials-process and engineering aspects

SS Kolluru, S Agarwal, S Sireesha, I Sreedhar… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial adsorbents are highly favorable for heavy metal removal due to their large
specific surface areas with enhanced active sites for contaminant adsorption. This paper …

Optimization of Pb (II) and Cd (II) adsorption onto ZnO nanoflowers using central composite design: isotherms and kinetics modelling

N Kataria, VK Garg - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
This study focused to optimization and screening of parameters for the adsorption of Cd (II)
and Pb (II) onto ZnO nanoflowers. These were synthesized by low temperature hydrothermal …

Nanomaterials for remediation of contaminants: a review

L Kumar, V Ragunathan, M Chugh… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollution is inducing short-term and long-term adverse effects on soil, air,
water, and living organisms. Globally, more than 13.7 million persons died in 2016 due to …

Adsorption of harmful dyes and antimicrobial studies utilizing recyclable ZnO, its composites with conventionally used activated carbon, and waste orange peel as a …

W Ahlawat, N Dilbaghi, R Kumar, NK Singhal… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles and its composites with activated carbon (AC)
and orange peel (OP) were synthesized, characterized through scientific techniques such as …

Bionanocomposites reinforced with cellulose fibers and agro-industrial wastes

S Chaturvedi, A Kataria, V Chaudhary, A Verma… - Cellulose fibre …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bionanocomposite reinforced with cellulose fibers has nowadays gained significant
popularity because of their remarkable properties such as high tensile strength and …

Biochar derived from fruit by-products using pyrolysis process for the elimination of Pb (II) ion: An updated review

F Hussin, MK Aroua, M Szlachta - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the most concerning global environmental problems in this century
with the severity and complexity of the issue increases every day. One of the major …

Pb2+ and Cd2+ recovery from water using residual tea waste and SiO2@ TW nanocomposites

S Joshi, N Kataria, VK Garg, K Kadirvelu - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports the fabrication of SiO 2@ TW nanocomposites and their application for Pb
2+ and Cd 2+ ions sequestration from simulated water. Residual tea waste has also been …

Sequestration of Ni2+ and Zn2+ utilising agricultural biowaste-based amorphous M− SiO2 and modified green M− SiO2/Fe3O4 nano-adsorbents: Modelling and …

S Chander, S Yadav, R Singh, HR Sharma… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work reports the synthesis of novel amorphous mesoporous silicon dioxide (M− SiO 2)
nanoparticles and modified hybrid green mesoporous silicon dioxide embedded magnetite …

[HTML][HTML] Cd2+ ion adsorption and re-use of spent adsorbent with N-doped carbon nanoparticles coated on cerium oxide nanorods nanocomposite for fingerprint …

BG Fouda-Mbanga, E Prabakaran, K Pillay - Chemical Physics Impact, 2022 - Elsevier
This work provides a novel approach to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles
(CNPs) coated on a cerium oxide nanorods nanocomposite (N-CNPs/CeO 2 NRsnC) for the …