[HTML][HTML] Heavy metal toxicity, sources, and remediation techniques for contaminated water and soil

SF Ahmed, PS Kumar, MR Rozbu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a highly toxic metalloid that is extensively distributed in soils and water bodies,
resulting in a variety of toxicity mechanisms and harmful effects on humans and …

An overview of carbothermal synthesis of metal–biochar composites for the removal of oxyanion contaminants from aqueous solution

R Li, JJ Wang, LA Gaston, B Zhou, M Li, R Xiao… - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochar shows promise as a potential low–cost sorbent for removing oxyanions from
wastewater. However, this generic material exhibits a very wide range in porosity, surface …

Wastewater—sources, toxicity, and their consequences to human health

RR Karri, G Ravindran, MH Dehghani - Soft computing techniques in solid …, 2021 - Elsevier
Humans, for their development, utilize the natural wealth rapidly; among the resources they
consume, water is being used drastically due to uncontrolled and unsustainable …

Activated lignin-chitosan extruded blends for efficient adsorption of methylene blue

AB Albadarin, MN Collins, M Naushad… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
This work investigates the production of activated lignin-chitosan extruded (ALiCE) pellets
with controlled particle size distribution (almost spherical: dp∼ 500–1000 μm) for efficient …

Biochar adsorbents for arsenic removal from water environment: a review

AL Srivastav, TD Pham, SC Izah, N Singh… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Arsenic intake can cause human health disorders to the lungs, urinary tract, kidney, liver,
hyper-pigmentation, muscles, neurological and even cancer. Biochar is potent, economical …

Removal and immobilization of arsenic from copper smelting wastewater using copper slag by in situ encapsulation with silica gel

Y Li, X Zhu, X Qi, B Shu, X Zhang, K Li, Y Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ferric arsenate is an important arsenic-containing compound in the mining-impacted
environment and hydrometallurgical tailings, especially in the disposal of smelting …

Calcium carbonate

MMH Al Omari, IS Rashid, NA Qinna, AM Jaber… - Profiles of drug …, 2016 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the formula CaCO 3 formed by three main
elements: carbon, oxygen, and calcium. It is a common substance found in rocks in all parts …

Removal of methyl orange dye using activated biochar derived from pomelo peel wastes: performance, isotherm, and kinetic studies

B Zhang, Y Wu, L Cha - Journal of Dispersion Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The activated biochar derived from pomelo peel waste (PPAB) was prepared using pomelo
peel (PP) wastes as the raw materials via chemical activation with phosphoric acid (H 3 PO …

Zr-based metal–organic framework nanocrystals for water remediation

A Jrad, P Damacet, Z Yaghi, M Ahmad… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A series of derivatives of the Zr-based MOF UiO-66 were synthesized, fully characterized,
and tested for their efficiency in the adsorption and removal of the highly toxic elements lead …

ZnCl2-activated biochar from biogas residue facilitates aqueous As (III) removal

D Xia, F Tan, C Zhang, X Jiang, Z Chen, H Li… - Applied Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biochars prepared from biogas residue using different chemical activators were investigated
for their As (III) adsorption properties. The results indicated that the original biochars did not …