An insight review of lignocellulosic materials as activated carbon precursor for textile wastewater treatment

NA Bakar, N Othman, ZM Yunus, WAH Altowayti… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The huge quantities of textile industry effluents with high concentrations of heavy metals are
associated with the water pollution. Among the conventional technologies currently in use …

Batch adsorption studies on surface tailored chitosan/orange peel hydrogel composite for the removal of Cr (VI) and Cu (II) ions from synthetic wastewater

S Pavithra, G Thandapani, S Sugashini, PN Sudha… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Elimination of heavy metals from wastewater has been a significant process to improve the
aquatic source's quality. Various materials act as very effective adsorbents to remove heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of tetracycline fom wastewater by using Pistachio shell coated with ZnO nanoparticles: Equilibrium, kinetic and isotherm studies

AA Mohammed, SL Kareem - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the efficiency of the Pistachio shell coated with ZnO nanoparticles
(CPS) for Tetracycline (TEC) sequestration from wastewater. Characterization of CPS were …

A green adsorbent derived from banana peel for highly effective removal of heavy metal ions from water

Y Li, J Liu, Q Yuan, H Tang, F Yu, X Lv - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel carbon foam (CF) was prepared via physically activating banana peel and applied
for adsorbing various heavy metal ions including Cu2+, Pb2+, Cd2+ and Cr6+ in aqueous …

Trends in adsorption mechanisms of fruit peel adsorbents to remove wastewater pollutants (Cu (II), Cd (II) and Pb (II))

N Abd-Talib, CS Chuong, SH Mohd-Setapar… - Journal of Water and …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Currently, there is increasing interest on low cost and commercially available materials for
the adsorption of heavy metals. The vital benefits of adsorption technologies are its potential …

Bio-sorption of a bi-solute system of copper and lead ions onto banana peels: characterization and optimization

FO Afolabi, P Musonge, BF Bakare - Journal of Environmental Health …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Banana peel was used as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of Cu and Pb ions
from aqueous solution in a binary system. Methods The interactive effects of the operating …

[HTML][HTML] Application of the response surface methodology in the removal of Cu2+ and Pb2+ from aqueous solutions using orange peels

FO Afolabi, P Musonge, BF Bakare - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing industrialization and urbanization has led to increased wastewater effluents,
which affect the environment if not properly treated before discharge into water bodies …

Adsorption of copper and lead ions in a binary system onto orange peels: Optimization, equilibrium, and kinetic study

FO Afolabi, P Musonge, BF Bakare - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agricultural waste materials have been proven to be efficient for heavy metal sequestration
from wastewater. In this paper, the interactive effects of initial concentration, adsorbent …

Removal of As (V) and Cr (VI) with low-cost novel virgin and iron-impregnated banana peduncle-activated carbons

Z Razzaq, M Hamayun, S Murtaza, S Kausar… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This work reports the investigation of activated carbons from virgin banana peduncle (ZR1)
and iron-impregnated banana peduncle (ZR2) as adsorbents for the removal of As (V) and …

Bio-sorption of copper and lead ions in single and binary systems onto banana peels

FO Afolabi, P Musonge, BF Bakare - Cogent Engineering, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
It is very rare to have the ions of only one metal ion in wastewater. Hence, the removal of
copper and lead ions from aqueous solution in single and binary systems using natural …