RETRACTED: Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of chitosan and its derivatives and their applications: A review

ME Abd El-Hack, MT El-Saadony, ME Shafi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this era, there is a global concern in the use of bioactive molecules such as chitosan in the
field of antimicrobial and antioxidant benefits. Because of its biodegradability, biological …

Microalgae–a promising tool for heavy metal remediation

KS Kumar, HU Dahms, EJ Won, JS Lee… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
Biotechnology of microalgae has gained popularity due to the growing need for novel
environmental technologies and the development of innovative mass-production …

[PDF][PDF] Biosorption of heavy metals: a review

SH Abbas, IM Ismail, TM Mostafa… - J Chem Sci …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Industrial effluents containing heavy metals may consider a major source of contamination
causes serious environmental problems. Decontamination of heavy metals from wastewater …

Low cost biosorbents from fungi for heavy metals removal from wastewater

ZA Alothman, AH Bahkali, MA Khiyami… - Separation Science …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In the current study, new biomasses were prepared from fungi isolates including, Penicillium
chrysogenum and Aspergillus ustus and utilized for the removal of heavy metals. During the …

Nanocelluloses and their phosphorylated derivatives for selective adsorption of Ag+, Cu2+ and Fe3+ from industrial effluents

P Liu, PF Borrell, M Božič, V Kokol, K Oksman… - Journal of hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
The potential of nanoscaled cellulose and enzymatically phosphorylated derivatives as bio-
adsorbents to remove metal ions (Ag+, Cu 2+ and Fe 3+) from model water and industrial …

Water quality degradation due to heavy metal contamination: Health impacts and eco-friendly approaches for heavy metal remediation

P Zhang, M Yang, J Lan, Y Huang, J Zhang, S Huang… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality depends on its physicochemical and biological parameters. Changes in
parameters such as pH, temperature, and essential and non-essential trace metals in water …

Microbial and plant derived biomass for removal of heavy metals from wastewater

SS Ahluwalia, D Goyal - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Discharge of heavy metals from metal processing industries is known to have adverse
effects on the environment. Conventional treatment technologies for removal of heavy …

Removal of metals by biosorption: a review

F Veglio, F Beolchini - Hydrometallurgy, 1997 - Elsevier
Biosorption is considered a potential instrument for the removal of metals from waste
solutions and for precious metals recovery, an alternative to the conventional processes …

Recovery of precious metals through biosorption—a review

N Das - Hydrometallurgy, 2010 - Elsevier
Recovery of precious metals like gold, silver, palladium platinum etc. is interesting due to its
high market prices along with various industrial applications. Conventional technologies viz …

Recovery of rare earth metals through biosorption: an overview

N Das, D Das - Journal of rare earths, 2013 - Elsevier
Rare earth metals (REMs) are a series of 17 elements that have widespread and unique
applications in high technology, power generation, communications, and defense industries …