Due to rapid industrialization the demand for heavy metals is ever increasing, but the
reserves of high-grade ores are diminishing. Therefore there is a need to explore alternative …

Abstract In 2022, nickel (Ni) was nominated as a critical metal due to its wide applications in
the metal industry, especially in clean energy applications to achieve climate mitigation …

Rapid urbanization and industrialization have inextricably linked to water consumption and
wastewater generation. Mining resources from industrial wastewater has proved to be an …

The risk analysis was performed to study the bioavailability and eco-toxicity of heavy metals
in biochar obtained from pyrolysis of sludge of pulp and paper mill effluent treatment plant …

Spent supercapacitor electrodes are considered waste after the end of the cycle. Designing
a multifunctional material to increase the specific capacity of supercapacitors and eliminate …

Solid metalliferous wastes (sludges, dusts, residues, slags, red mud and tailing wastes)
originating from ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgical industries are a serious environmental …

At the onset of 21st century, the pollution of surface and groundwater by toxic metals
continues to represent a challenge for the authorities responsible for environmental …

This paper reviews the latest research findings on the combined treatment of both electric
arc furnace dust (EAFD) and halogenated plastic wastes, mainly polyvinyl chloride (PVC) …

An ultrasonically enhanced two-stage acid leaching process on extracting and recovering
multiple heavy metals from actual electroplating sludge was studied in lab tests. It provided …

This paper reports the efficient removal of Pb 2+ ions from water by modified alkaline lignin
(MAL), in which alkaline lignin was used as the raw material and ornamented with …