[HTML][HTML] A review on biosorptive removal of dyes and heavy metals from wastewater using watermelon rind as biosorbent

C Bhattacharjee, S Dutta, VK Saxena - Environmental Advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable wastewater treatment is one of the foremost challenges of twenty first century.
With the ever increasing levels of industrial toxic sludge disposal to water bodies, finding …

Agricultural biomass/waste as adsorbents for toxic metal decontamination of aqueous solutions

I Anastopoulos, I Pashalidis… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Toxic metals can be present in the environment, causing negative effects on the ecosystem
and human health. Although several technologies have been used for decontamination …

Synthesis and analysis of impregnation on activated carbon in multiwalled carbon nanotube for Cu adsorption from wastewater

L Natrayan, PV Arul Kumar, JA Dhanraj… - Bioinorganic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Industrial wastes contain more toxins that get dissolved in the rivers and lakes, which are
means of freshwater reservoirs. The contamination of freshwater leads to various issues for …

Citrullus lanatus as source of bioactive components: An up-to-date review

S Zamuz, PES Munekata, B Gullón, G Rocchetti… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) represents the largest cultivated
member of the Cucurbitaceae family, showing great relevance from the economic point of …

Arsenic removal by natural and chemically modified water melon rind in aqueous solutions and groundwater

MB Shakoor, NK Niazi, I Bibi, M Shahid, F Sharif… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Contamination of groundwater with toxic arsenic (As) has become an emerging health and
environmental problem around the world, which has seen significant attention amongst the …

[Retracted] Development of Novel Bio‐mulberry‐Reinforced Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Fibre Organic Brake Friction Composite Materials

N Kumar, L Natrayan, G Kasirajan… - Bioinorganic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural fibre reinforcement is used in important sectors such as medical, aerospace,
automobile, and many other fields. Many articles have reported that natural fibre has the …

The use of biochar-NH2 produced from watermelon peels as a natural adsorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ion from water

MA El-Nemr, UO Aigbe, MA Hassaan… - Biomass Conversion …, 2022 - Springer
While various techniques have been explored for the sequestration of heavy metals such as
copper from industrial effluent, there is enormous research on the use of biosorbents created …

[HTML][HTML] Recycling of major agriculture crop residues and its application in polymer industry: A Review in the context of waste to energy nexus

AS Mohite, AR Jagtap, MS Avhad, AP More - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
The depletion of petroleum-based resources such as natural gas, coal, and minerals is an
alarming sign for the sustainability of mankind. Thus, the focus has majorly turned towards …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into the interactions between Pb (II) and fruit waste biosorbent

Q Wang, Y Wang, J Tang, Z Yang, L Zhang, X Huang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Fruit waste is a sustainable biosorbent for heavy metal removal from wastewater. Elucidation
of adsorption mechanism is imperative for the process control and development of effective …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorptive performance of a new magnetic hydrochar nanocomposite for highly efficient removal of cadmium ions from water: Mechanism, modeling, and …

JS Algethami, MAM Alhamami, AA Alqadami… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and effective magnetic watermelon seed hydrochar (MWSHC) was
successfully synthesized via hydrothermal carbonization technique and in situ co …