A review of the use of rice husk silica as a sustainable alternative to traditional silica sources in various applications

MA Taiye, W Hafida, F Kong… - Environmental Progress & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rice husk silica (RHS) has emerged as a sustainable alternative to traditional sources of
silica in various applications, offering eco‐friendly attributes, cost‐effectiveness, and …

Simultaneous adsorption of methylene blue and amoxicillin by starch-impregnated MgAl layered double hydroxide: Parametric optimization, isothermal studies and …

G Mujtaba, A Ullah, D Khattak, MUH Shah… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Textile and pharmaceutical effluents contain significant amounts of dyes and antibiotics,
which pose a serious threat to the ecosystem when discharged directly. Therefore, they …

Valorization of date palm leaves for adsorptive remediation of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide polluted agricultural runoff

K Rambabu, G Bharath, A Avornyo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alarming rates of water contamination by toxic herbicides have prompted the need and
attention for easy, efficient, and affordable treatment options with a touch of circular economy …

Insights into the biogeochemical transformation, environmental impacts and biochar-based soil decontamination of antimony

R Safeer, G Liu, B Yousaf, A Ashraf, MIS Haider… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Every year, a significant amount of antimony (Sb) enters the environment from natural and
anthropogenic sources like mining, smelting, industrial operations, ore processing, vehicle …

Biosorption efficacy studies of Sargassum wightii and its biochar on the removal of chromium from aqueous solution

A Rekha, L Srinivasan, S Pavithra, T Gomathi… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2025 - Elsevier
The aim of the current project is to treat chromium-polluted water economically from an
aqueous medium using algal biomass of Sargassum wightii and its biochar through a batch …

Sustainable production of bio-jet fuel and green gasoline from date palm seed oil via hydroprocessing over tantalum phosphate

K Rambabu, G Bharath, N Sivarajasekar, S Velu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The conversion of biomass into liquid fuels has gained worldwide attention because of its
potential to reduce pollution. Drop-in biofuels are non-oxygenated liquid hydrocarbons that …

Bio-sorbent from castor oil polyurethane foam containing cellulose-halloysite nanocomposite for removal of manganese, nickel and cobalt ions from water

PAP Silva, RL Oréfice - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to mitigate the contamination of water with heavy metals, caused by mining dam
failures in Brumadinho and Mariana in Brazil, eco-friendly bio-based castor oil polyurethane …

Enhancing biodiesel production from waste date seed oil through ultrasonic-assisted optimization: a sustainable approach using non-edible feedstocks

K Rambabu, G Bharath, A Hai, PL Show… - … and Processing-Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using non-edible materials as feedstocks in the production of biodiesel is a promising
alternative to fossil fuels. Date seed oil (DSO) is an emerging and promising source for …

Enhanced capacity of thiol-functionalized sugarcane bagasse and rice husk biochars for arsenite sorption in aqueous solutions

I Masood ul Hasan, NK Niazi, I Bibi, F Younas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The utilization of biowastes for producing biochar to remove potentially toxic elements from
water represents an important pathway for aquatic ecosystem decontamination. Here we …

Sulfoaluminate cement-modified loess as bioretention cell filler for nutrient removal from stormwater runoff

L Zhang, J Zhou, J Xiong - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to reduce the consumption of sand and gravel resources, the use of loess can
reduce transportation costs and realize the in-situ construction of spongy in areas with rich …