Heavy metal removal by biomass-derived carbon nanotubes as a greener environmental remediation: A comprehensive review

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, CK Cheng, R Luque, S Thomas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentrations of heavy metal ions found in waterways near industrial zones are often
exceed the prescribed limits, posing a continued danger to the environment and public …

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution using carbon-based adsorbents: A review

C Duan, T Ma, J Wang, Y Zhou - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has been a serious threat to environment and human health.
Carbon-based materials, from biochar/activated carbon to modified materials (ie carbon …

Remediation of heavy metal polluted waters using activated carbon from lignocellulosic biomass: an update of recent trends

AT Hoang, S Kumar, E Lichtfouse, CK Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of a cheap and effective adsorption approach based on biomass-activated carbon
(AC) to remediate heavy metal contamination is clearly desirable for developing countries …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of mercury contaminated soil, water, and air: A review of emerging materials and innovative technologies

L Wang, D Hou, Y Cao, YS Ok, FMG Tack… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mercury contamination in soil, water and air is associated with potential toxicity to humans
and ecosystems. Industrial activities such as coal combustion have led to increased mercury …

Biochar as a support for nanocatalysts and other reagents: Recent advances and applications

RP Lopes, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation and use of the biomass are of fundamental energetic and ecological
interest. The general objective of this review is to provide an overview of biochar (a major …

Carbon-based adsorbents as proficient tools for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution: a state of art-review emphasizing recent progress and prospects

N Mahesh, S Balakumar, S Shyamalagowri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-centric adsorbents (CCA) are diverse forms, from simple biochar (BC) to graphene
derivatives, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and activated carbon (AC), which have been vastly …

Removal of mercury from industrial effluents by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: A comprehensive review

S Ghosh, A Othmani, A Malloum, OK Christ… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The review discusses the removal of mercury (Hg) from wastewater by advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) and adsorption. The Hg adsorption in batch and column method was …

Non-toxic chitosan-based hydrogel with strong adsorption and sensitive detection abilities for tetracycline

Q Luo, T Ren, Z Lei, Y Huang, Y Huang, D Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are classified as a severe cause of water contamination. Therefore, there is a
great demand for an efficient and non-toxic adsorbent for antibiotics. In this study, a non …

A retrospection on mercury contamination, bioaccumulation, and toxicity in diverse environments: current insights and future prospects

V Kumar, M Umesh, MK Shanmugam, P Chakraborty… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Owing to various industrial applications of mercury (Hg), its release into the environment at
high concentration is becoming a great threat to living organisms on a global scale. Human …

Effective removal of Hg2+ and Cd2+ in aqueous systems by Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar: A combined experimental and DFT calculation

T Sun, Y Sun, Y Xu, L Wang, X Liang - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar (FM–BC) was synthesized using straw biochar,
and the adsorption mechanism of Hg 2+ and Cd 2+ was explained in–depth through …