A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

The utilization of algae and seaweed biomass for bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated wastewater

H Znad, MR Awual, S Martini - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of heavy metals in water bodies is linked to the increasing number of
industries and populations. This has serious consequences for the quality of human health …

A review on accessible techniques for removal of hexavalent Chromium and divalent Nickel from industrial wastewater: Recent research and future outlook

V Kumar, SK Dwivedi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The present era is seeking our attention on the dilemma caused by the contamination of the
aquatic system with chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni). Amid Ni and Cr oxidation states …

Hydrothermal synthesis and applications of advanced carbonaceous materials from biomass: a review

Y Wang, YJ Hu, X Hao, P Peng, JY Shi, F Peng… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2020 - Springer
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a novel method to produce carbonaceous materials,
which has been extensively concerned because of its environmentally benign and simple …

Powdered banana peel in calcined halloysite replacement on the setting times and engineering properties on the geopolymer binders

JGD Nemaleu, RC Kaze, S Tome, T Alomayri… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This project aims to study the effect of ripe powdered banana peel (BP) on properties of
calcined halloysite based geopolymer activated with alkaline silicate solution. Ripe …

Determination of rare earth elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry after dispersive solid phase extraction with novel oxidized graphene oxide and …

N Manousi, B Gomez-Gomez, Y Madrid… - Microchemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel oxidized graphene oxide (OGO) material was prepared and employed for the
dispersive solid phase extraction (d-SPE) of rare earth elements (REEs) in drinking water …

Insight into kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics of malachite green adsorption onto banana peel adsorbents

PE Hock, ANM Faizal, L Sirajo, MAA Zaini - Biomass Conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
This present work was aimed at evaluating the adsorptive properties of banana peel
adsorbents, namely chars, hydrochar, activated carbons, and hydrochar activated carbon …

Adsorption of chromium and nickel ions on commercial activated carbon—An analysis of adsorption kinetics and statics

J Lach, E Okoniewska - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The adsorption of nickel Ni (II) and chromium Cr (III) ions on the commercial activated
carbons WG-12, F-300 and ROW 08, which differ in their pore structure and the chemical …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from oil well produced water using citrullus lanatus peel: characterization and optimization

LT Popoola, AS Yusuff, AA Adeyi… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.co.za
The effects of adsorbent dosage, reaction time, temperature and pH on the adsorption of
Pb2+, Zn2+, Fe2+ and Cu2+ from produced water using activated carbon prepared from …

Simultaneous removal of anionic and cationic dyes from wastewater with biosorbents from banana peels

A Stavrinou, CA Aggelopoulos… - The Canadian Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Untreated banana peel (BP) is able to adsorb efficiently cationic dyes like methylene blue
(MB) but weakly anionic dyes like orange G (OG). One way to enhance the sorption capacity …