Adsorption of heavy metals on conventional and nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment purposes: A review

AE Burakov, EV Galunin, IV Burakova… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The problem of water pollution is of a great concern. Adsorption is one of the most efficient
techniques for removing noxious heavy metals from the solvent phase. This paper presents …

Insights into the domestic wastewater treatment (DWWT) regimes: a review

B Koul, D Yadav, S Singh, M Kumar, M Song - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is expected that, by 2050, the rapid rise in population and simultaneous urbanization shall
deplete clean water supplies. Domestic wastewater (DWW) contains inorganic and organic …

Heavy metal removal from wastewater using various adsorbents: a review

Renu, M Agarwal, K Singh - Journal of Water Reuse and …, 2017 - iwaponline.com
Heavy metals are discharged into water from various industries. They can be toxic or
carcinogenic in nature and can cause severe problems for humans and aquatic ecosystems …

A review of textile industry: Wet processing, environmental impacts, and effluent treatment methods

S Madhav, A Ahamad, P Singh… - Environmental Quality …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The word “textile” means to weave and was taken from the Latin word “texere.” Nowadays,
textiles not only fulfill humankind's basic necessity for clothing, they also allow individuals to …

Application of magnetic carbon nanocomposite from agro-waste for the removal of pollutants from water and wastewater

J Barasarathi, PS Abdullah, EC Uche - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution has significant impact on water usage, and various contaminants, such as
organic and inorganic compounds, heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals compounds …

Recent advances on pollutants removal by rice husk as a bio-based adsorbent: A critical review

Z Shamsollahi, A Partovinia - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Rice husk is an attractive bio-based adsorbent material for pollutant removal since it is one
of the low-cost and renewable resources. The objective of this review is to give a summary of …

Cr (VI) and Cr (III) removal from aqueous solution by raw and modified lignocellulosic materials: a review

P Miretzky, AF Cirelli - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
In aqueous systems, chromium usually exists in both trivalent and hexavalent oxidation
states, being Cr (VI) of particular importance and concern due to its great toxicity. Industrial …

Agricultural waste material as potential adsorbent for sequestering heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions–A review

D Sud, G Mahajan, MP Kaur - Bioresource technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Heavy metal remediation of aqueous streams is of special concern due to recalcitrant and
persistency of heavy metals in environment. Conventional treatment technologies for the …

Activated carbons and low cost adsorbents for remediation of tri-and hexavalent chromium from water

D Mohan, CU Pittman Jr - Journal of hazardous materials, 2006 - Elsevier
Hexavalent chromium is a well-known highly toxic metal, considered a priority pollutant.
Industrial sources of Cr (VI) include leather tanning, cooling tower blowdown, plating …

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 …