Invasive plants as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a review

DTC Nguyen, TV Tran, PS Kumar, ATM Din… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Water contamination is an environmental burden for the next generations, calling for
advanced methods such as adsorption to remove pollutants. For instance, unwanted …

Enhanced adsorption capacity of low-cost magnetic clinoptilolite powders/beads for the effective removal of methylene blue: Adsorption and desorption studies

M Noori, M Tahmasebpoor, R Foroutan - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Clinoptilolite/Fe 3 O 4 (Clin/Fe 3 O 4) nanocomposite powders and
Alginate/Clinoptilolite/Fe 3 O 4 (Alg/Clin/Fe 3 O 4) nanocomposite beads were prepared and …

Experimental investigation of H3PO4 activated papaya peels for methylene blue dye removal from aqueous solution: Evaluation on optimization, kinetics, isotherm …

C Waghmare, S Ghodmare, K Ansari… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This investigation is centered on the effectiveness of methylene blue (MB), a cationic dye,
adsorbed from an aqueous media by H 3 PO 4 activated papaya skin/peels (PS PAC), with …

Insights into kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms of chemically activated sunflower stem biochar for removal of phenol and bisphenol-A from wastewater

LP Lingamdinne, GKR Angaru, CA Pal, JR Koduru… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study synthesized a highly efficient KOH-treated sunflower stem activated carbon (KOH-
SSAC) using a two-step pyrolysis process and chemical activation using KOH. The resulting …

Ailanthus excelsa Roxb. in India: A multipurpose “tree of Heaven” for semi-arid regions

V Pal, V Sharma, VS Gour - Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ailanthus excelsa, family Simaroubaceae is a deciduous, perennial, and fast-growing
multipurpose tree commonly known as Tree of Heaven and is widespread in the semi-arid to …

Evaluation of cocoa beans shell powder as a bioadsorbent of Congo red dye aqueous solutions

G Rodríguez-Arellano, J Barajas-Fernández… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of synthetic dyes in the textile, leather, and paper industries is a source of
groundwater pollution around the world. There are different methods for the treatment of …

KMnO4-oxidized whole pine needle based adsorbent for selective and efficient removal of cationic dyes

B Kumari, GS Chauhan, S Ranote… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we report the chemical modification of the dried and fallen pine needles
(PNs) via a simple protocol using KMnO4 oxidation. The oxidized PNs (OPNs) were …

A promising sustainable green nanosilver formula for p-nitrophenol and methylene blue remediation from wastewater

AH Mansee, AM Ebrahim, EA Koreish - Applied Water Science, 2024 - Springer
In an attempt to create wastewater treatment “green” techniques that are both economically
feasible and sustainable without using any dangerous chemicals, barley grain (Hordeum …

Efficient adsorption of some substituted styrylpyridinium dyes on silica surface from organic solvent media–analysis of adsorption-solvation correlation

R Sharma, PK Kar, S Dash - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In contrast to aqueous media, adsorption of some styrylpyridinium dyes with electron
donating/electron withdrawing substituents on silica scaffold from organic media has been …

[HTML][HTML] A Case Study on Functional Polymer Modification of Cacao Husk for Enhanced Removal of Nitrate and Phosphate from Vinasse Waste

N Aini, A Rahayu, S Jamilatun, I Mufandi - Case Studies in Chemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cacao husk (CH) is a waste product from Indonesian cacao cultivation and holds potential
as an adsorbent. In this study CH was modified using 2-[(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] …