Natural zeolites as effective adsorbents in water and wastewater treatment

S Wang, Y Peng - Chemical engineering journal, 2010 - Elsevier
Natural zeolites are abundant and low cost resources, which are crystalline hydrated
aluminosilicates with a framework structure containing pores occupied by water, alkali and …

Defluoridation of drinking water using adsorption processes

P Loganathan, S Vigneswaran, J Kandasamy… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Excessive intake of fluoride (F), mainly through drinking water, is a serious health hazard
affecting humans worldwide. There are several methods used for the defluoridation of …

Identification of selective ion-exchange resin for fluoride sorption

S Meenakshi, N Viswanathan - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2007 - Elsevier
The defluoridation capacity (DC) of a chelating resin, namely Indion FR 10 (IND), and
Ceralite IRA 400 (CER), an anion-exchange resin, were compared under various …

Structural and physicochemical properties of natural zeolites: clinoptilolite and mordenite

O Korkuna, R Leboda, BJ Skubiszewska-Zie… - Microporous and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Natural, H-form and Pd-containing clinoptilolite and mordenite were characterized using
adsorption, AFM, FTIR, and TG–DTA methods. The initial natural adsorbents have small …

Defluoridation chemistry of synthetic hydroxyapatite at nano scale: equilibrium and kinetic studies

CS Sundaram, N Viswanathan, S Meenakshi - Journal of Hazardous …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study describes the advantages of nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp), a cost effective
sorbent for fluoride removal. n-HAp possesses a maximum defluoridation capacity [DC] of …

Removal of fluoride from drinking water by natural stilbite zeolite modified with Fe (III)

Y Sun, Q Fang, J Dong, X Cheng, J Xu - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Stilbite zeolite (STI), a natural zeolite with high crystallinity and an open pore system, was
modified with FeCl3 solution for the removal of fluoride from drinking water. The parent STI …

Enhanced fluoride sorption by mechanochemically activated kaolinites

S Meenakshi, CS Sundaram, R Sukumar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2008 - Elsevier
Kaolinite clay obtained from the mines was processed and studied for its fluoride sorption
capacity. The surface area of the clay mineral was increased from 15.11 m2/g (raw) to 32.43 …

Treatment of fluoride-contaminated water. A review

PS Kumar, S Suganya, S Srinivas… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Delivering the right amount of fluoride to drinking water protects the teeth from decay and
reduces the risk of cavities. Nonetheless, fluorosis has been diagnosed as the result of …

Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of fluoride on sol–gel-derived activated alumina adsorbents

LM Camacho, A Torres, D Saha, S Deng - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2010 - Elsevier
Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of fluoride on a sol–gel-derived activated alumina and
its modifications with calcium oxide or manganese oxide were studied to explore the …

Adsorbent

P Pourhakkak, M Taghizadeh, A Taghizadeh… - Interface Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The adsorption process, a well-known surface phenomenon, has been commonly applied
for enzyme immobilization for the separation and purification of polluted water resources …