Advances in preconcentration/removal of environmentally relevant heavy metal ions from water and wastewater by sorbents based on polyurethane foam

C Teodosiu, R Wenkert, L Tofan… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2014 - degruyter.com
An increased interest in the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous media is
encountered due to their toxicity and negative impacts on ecosystems, human health and …

Removal of lead (II) from aqeouos waste using (CD-PCL-TiO2) bio-nanocomposites

KM Seema, BB Mamba, J Njuguna, RZ Bakhtizin… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) pollution is our water system is a major concern, as this metal is toxic even at low
concentration. This study aim to fabricate a bio-nanocomposite (cyclodextrin …

Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride removal by adsorption on coal fly ash and activated alumina

M Maheshwari, RK Vyas, M Sharma - Desalination and Water …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, performance of two different adsorbents namely, activated alumina (AA) and
coal fly ash (CFA) have been examined for the removal of an antibiotic Ciprofloxacin …

[HTML][HTML] Process optimization of Mn and H2S removals from POME using an enhanced empty fruit bunch (EFB)-based adsorbent produced by pyrolysis

MK Amosa - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coupled with the highly voluminous wastewater–palm oil mill effluent (POME)–usually
produced during the palm oil processing, there are also abundant solid wastes such as …

[HTML][HTML] Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves for removal of organic pollutants

MB Ibrahim, S Sani - Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2015 - scirp.org
Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves was employed in a batch adsorption technique for the
detoxification of congo red (CR) and methyl orange (MO) dyes from a single component …

Turbidity and suspended solids removal from high-strength wastewater using high surface area adsorbent: Mechanistic pathway and statistical analysis

MK Amosa, MS Jami, MFR Alkhatib, T Tajari… - Cogent …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the potential of an improved empty fruit bunch-based powdered activated
carbon (PAC) with high surface area was employed in removing suspended solids and …

A low‐cost treatment system for underground water using Moringa oleifera seeds and Musa cavendish peels for remote communities

NAA Aziz, N Jayasuriya, L Fan… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Nemours plant‐based biomass exhibit higher removal capacities in
comparison to chemical treatment methods. The present study aimed to investigate the …

Evaluating performance of natural sepiolite and zeolite nanoparticles for nickel, antimony, and arsenic removal from synthetic wastewater

R Dabiri, E Amiri Shiraz - Journal of Mining and Environment, 2018 - jme.shahroodut.ac.ir
This paper describes a preliminary study of the adsorption of toxic elements from synthetic
wastewater in a batch mode. Clay minerals have been highly considered as inexpensive …

Equilibrium and kinetic studies on the adsorption of humic acid onto cellulose and powdered activated carbon

NT Tavengwa, L Chimuka… - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The removal of humic acid (HA) from aqueous solution onto cellulose (CE) and powdered
activated carbon (PAC) was investigated in a batch adsorption system as a function of pH …

Regression, kinetics and isotherm models for biosorption of organic pollutants, suspended and dissolved solids by environmentally friendly and economical dried …

A El Shahawy, G Heikal - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Low cost adsorbents such as P. australis have received considerable interest owing to their
low cost and easy availability. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of the …