Recent advances in nano-adsorbents for the sequestration of copper from water

EC Emenike, AG Adeniyi, PE Omuku, KC Okwu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption using different adsorbents is seen as the most effective method of treating
wastewater contaminated by heavy metal ions such as copper ions. In particular, nano …

The advantages of clay mineral modification methods for enhancing adsorption efficiency in wastewater treatment: a review

S Barakan, V Aghazadeh - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay
minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic …

Clay based nanocomposites for removal of heavy metals from water: A review

VB Yadav, R Gadi, S Kalra - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The exponential increment in world population, recent industrialization, civilization,
agricultural and household activities leads to greater levels of water pollution in terms of …

Water treatment: functional nanomaterials and applications from adsorption to photodegradation

KK Chenab, B Sohrabi, A Jafari… - Materials Today Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Global efforts for engineering desired materials which are able to treat the water sources still
are ongoing in the bench level methods. Considering adsorbent and photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Solid matrices for fabrication of magnetic iron oxide nanocomposites: synthesis, properties, and application for the adsorption of heavy metal ions and dyes

NH Abdullah, K Shameli, EC Abdullah… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A massive release of harmful substances especially heavy metal ions and dyes to the
environment has been a major concern due to many people disregards the proper protocols …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable functionalized smectitic clay-based nano hydrated zirconium oxides for enhanced levofloxacin sorption from aqueous medium

A Maged, AM Elgarahy, NH Haneklaus… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the functionalized smectitic clay (SC)-based nanoscale hydrated zirconium
oxide (ZrO-SC) was successfully synthesized and utilized for the adsorptive removal of …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxicity assay of plant-mediated synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles using Juglans regia green husk extract

Z Izadiyan, K Shameli, M Miyake, H Hara… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles has attracted increasing interest due to their
importance in biomedical and technological applications. To investigate the ability of …

Heavy metal removal from wastewater using nanomaterials-process and engineering aspects

SS Kolluru, S Agarwal, S Sireesha, I Sreedhar… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial adsorbents are highly favorable for heavy metal removal due to their large
specific surface areas with enhanced active sites for contaminant adsorption. This paper …

Heavy metal adsorption using magnetic nanoparticles for water purification: A critical review

C Liosis, A Papadopoulou, E Karvelas, TE Karakasidis… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research on contamination of groundwater and drinking water is of major importance. Due
to the rapid and significant progress in the last decade in nanotechnology and its potential …

Montmorillonite for adsorption and catalytic elimination of pollutants from wastewater: a state-of-the-arts review

ZU Zango, A Garba, ZN Garba, MU Zango, F Usman… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Clay minerals have been recognized as one of the cheap and effective materials for
wastewater remediation. Among the various clay minerals, montmorillonite (MMT) has …