Modification of naturally abundant resources for remediation of potentially toxic elements: a review

B Han, AJ Weatherley, K Mumford, N Bolan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water and soil contamination due to potentially toxic elements (PTEs) represents a critical
threat to the global ecosystem and human health. Naturally abundant resources have …

Biosorptive ascendency of plant based biosorbents in removing hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions–Insights into isotherm and kinetic studies

S Narayanasamy, V Sundaram, T Sundaram… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium is a toxic heavy metal prevalent in higher levels in aqueous matrices owing to
industrial applications. Whilst being a key player in industries, the environmental issues …

Congo red dye removal from aqueous environment by cationic surfactant modified-biomass derived carbon: equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic modeling, and …

C Karaman, O Karaman, PL Show, H Karimi-Maleh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, it was aimed to optimize, model, and forecast the biosorption of Congo Red onto
biomass-derived biosorbent. Therefore, the waste-orange-peels were processed to fabricate …

Efficient adsorption of anionic azo dyes on porous heterostructured MXene/biomass activated carbon composites: Experiments, characterization, and theoretical …

H Xue, X Gao, MK Seliem, M Mobarak, R Dong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a porous adsorbent synthesized from biomass activated carbon and MXene,
named as CMAC composite, was utilized for the removal of three anionic azo dyes, allure …

Surface treated acid-activated carbon for adsorption of anionic azo dyes from single and binary adsorptive systems: A detail insight

C Patra, R Gupta, D Bedadeep, S Narayanasamy - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Current study deals with the surface modification of acid activated carbon (prepared from
Pongamia pinnata shells) with Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and its role as an …

Toxicological assessment and adsorptive removal of lead (Pb) and Congo red (CR) from water by synthesized iron oxide/activated carbon (Fe3O4/AC) nanocomposite …

N Kumar, S Narayanasamy - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals and dyes are the persistent pollutants causing harmful effects on living
organisms in different ecosystems. In current study, removal of Lead (Pb) and Congo Red …

Removal of hexavalent chromium by biochar derived from Azadirachta indica leaves: batch and column studies

B Thangagiri, A Sakthivel, K Jeyasubramanian… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This report details the preparation, characterization, and applications of an inexpensive
adsorbent obtained from Azadirachta indica leaves (Neem biochar (NBC)) and used to …

Enhanced adsorption of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid using low-temperature carbonized Peltophorum pterocarpum pods and its statistical physics modeling

A Samanth, R Vinayagam, G Murugesan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The usage of various herbicides in the agricultural field leads to water pollution which is a
big threat to the environment. Herein, the pods of the Peltophorum pterocarpum tree were …

Use of Nanocellulose extracted from grass for adsorption abatement of Ciprofloxacin and Diclofenac removal with phyto, and fish toxicity studies

T Shahnaz, VV Priyan, S Pandian… - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the adsorption of antibiotic Ciprofloxacin (CPXO) and anti-
inflammatory agent Diclofenac (DCF) on Grass nanocellulose (GNC) extracted from Cyprus …

Valorization of sawdust by mineral acid assisted hydrothermal carbonization for the adsorptive removal of bisphenol A: a greener approach

R Chandrasekar, HK Rajendran, S Narayanasamy - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract sawdust was valorized using acid-assisted hydrothermal carbonization and used in
the removal of endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA). The effect of acid addition on the …