Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review

S Babel, TA Kurniawan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2003 - Elsevier
In this article, the technical feasibility of various low-cost adsorbents for heavy metal removal
from contaminated water has been reviewed. Instead of using commercial activated carbon …

Adsorption thermodynamics to clean up wastewater; critical review

KM Doke, EM Khan - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2013 - Springer
The current review paper deals with critical evaluation of the thermodynamic parameters of
adsorption equilibrium uptakes of heavy metals, dyes and other organic pollutants from the …

Immobilization of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Ni (II) ions on kaolinite and montmorillonite surfaces from aqueous medium

SS Gupta, KG Bhattacharyya - Journal of environmental management, 2008 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the immobilization of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Ni (II) on clays
(kaolinite and montmorillonite) in aqueous medium through the process of adsorption under …

Removal of Co2+ from aqueous solutions by hydroxyapatite

I Smičiklas, S Dimović, I Plećaš, M Mitrić - Water research, 2006 - Elsevier
A study on the removal of cobalt ions from aqueous solutions by synthetic hydroxyapatite
was conducted in batch conditions. The influence of different sorption parameters, such as …

Removal of Cu (II), Zn (II) and Co (II) ions from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto natural bentonite

Ş Kubilay, R Gürkan, A Savran, T Şahan - Adsorption, 2007 - Springer
In this study, the removal of Cu (II), Zn (II) and Co (II) ions from aqueous solutions using the
adsorption process onto natural bentonite has been investigated as a function of initial metal …

Removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solutions by using clinoptilolite and bentonite as adsorbents

VJ Inglezakis, MA Stylianou, D Gkantzou, MD Loizidou - Desalination, 2007 - Elsevier
In the present study, the ability of natural zeolite clinoptilolite and bentonite (clay) to remove
Pb (II) from aqueous solutions has been investigated in batch reactors with a maximum …

Effect of groundwater pH and ionic strength on strontium sorption in aquifer sediments: Implications for 90Sr mobility at contaminated nuclear sites

SH Wallace, S Shaw, K Morris, JS Small, AJ Fuller… - Applied …, 2012 - Elsevier
Strontium-90 is a beta emitting radionuclide produced during nuclear fission, and is a
problem contaminant at many nuclear facilities. Transport of 90Sr in groundwaters is …

Competitive adsorption of strontium and cobalt onto tin antimonate

L Zhang, J Wei, X Zhao, F Li, F Jiang, M Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Radioactive strontium (90 Sr) and cobalt (60 Co) are two major contaminants in low-level
radioactive wastewaters from nuclear power plants. In this study, a tin antimonate sorbent …

Adsorption of Fe (III) from water by natural and acid activated clays: studies on equilibrium isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics of interactions

KG Bhattacharyya, SS Gupta - Adsorption, 2006 - Springer
The present work investigates the removal of Fe (III) ions from an aqueous solution by
kaolinite, montmorillonite and their acid activated forms. The specific surface areas of …

Adsorption of thorium (IV) on MX-80 bentonite: Effect of pH, ionic strength and temperature

DL Zhao, SJ Feng, CL Chen, SH Chen, D Xu… - Applied Clay …, 2008 - Elsevier
The adsorption of Th (IV) on MX-80 bentonite as a function of pH, ionic strength, Th (IV)
concentration and temperature was studied by using batch technique. The results indicated …