The biosorption of Zn2+ by various biomasses from wastewater: A review

HK Joshi, MC Vishwakarma, R Kumar… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc (Zn 2+) ion is one of the most prevalent toxic metal contaminants in effluents,
and it has severe impacts on ecosystems and human health. This article examines the …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous medium using chemically modified banana peels as efficient low-cost adsorbent

A Ali, K Saeed, F Mabood - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
The adsorptive removal of hexavalent chromium Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions was
investigated by acrylonitrile grafted banana peels (GBPs). Banana peels were treated with …

Eriobotrya japonica seed biocomposite efficiency for copper adsorption: Isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamic and desorption studies

M Mushtaq, HN Bhatti, M Iqbal, S Noreen - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Adsorption techniques are widely used to remove pollutants from wastewater; however,
composites are gaining more importance due to their excellent adsorption properties …

Biocomposite efficiency for Cr (VI) adsorption: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamics studies

M Akram, HN Bhatti, M Iqbal, S Noreen… - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bio-composite of mango (Mangifera indica) was prepared and employed for Cr (VI)
adsorption from aqueous media. The effect of various process variables ie, pH, Cr (VI) ions …

Adsorptive behavior of rice bran-based composites for malachite green dye: isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

HN Bhatti, A Jabeen, M Iqbal, S Noreen… - Journal of molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rice bran (RB) composites were prepared with polyaniline, starch, polypyrrole, chitosan
aniline and chitosan pyrrole and employed for the adsorption of Malachite green (MG) dye …

Fungal biomass composite with bentonite efficiency for nickel and zinc adsorption: a mechanistic study

A Rashid, HN Bhatti, M Iqbal, S Noreen - Ecological engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Fungal dead biomass composite with bentonite (FBC) efficiency was evaluated for the
absorption of Ni (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous media. The process variables were optimized …

High-efficiency removal of hexavalent chromium from contaminated water using nitrogen-doped activated carbon: Kinetics and isotherm study

A Abushawish, IW Almanassra, SN Backer… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Hexavalent chromium (Cr 6+) is a carcinogenic pollutant found in different
wastewater streams. The current study investigates the potential removal of Cr 6+ from …

Facile preparation of tannic acid–poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium alginate hydrogel beads for methylene blue removal from simulated solution

T Hu, Q Liu, T Gao, K Dong, G Wei, J Yao - ACS omega, 2018 - ACS Publications
A novel hydrogel bead [tannic acid (TA)–poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/sodium alginate (SA)] with
high strength prepared by biocompatible PVA, TA, and biocompatible SA via an …

High exposure effect of the adsorption site significantly enhanced the adsorption capacity and removal rate: A case of adsorption of hexavalent chromium by …

L Fang, L Ding, W Ren, H Hu, Y Huang, P Shao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Enhancing the performance of adsorbents to the utmost extent is an objective but
challenging in applying adsorption technology to wastewater treatment. In this work, novel …

Preparation of activated carbon from carbonized rice husk by ozone activation for Cr (VI) removal

S Sugashini, KMMS Begum - New carbon materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) was prepared from carbonized rice husks using ozone as an
activating agent. The AC was characterized by nitrogen adsorption, SEM-EDAX and FT-IR …