New prospects for modified algae in heavy metal adsorption

SY Cheng, PL Show, BF Lau, JS Chang, TC Ling - Trends in biotechnology, 2019 - cell.com
Heavy metal pollution is one of the most pervasive environmental problems globally. Novel
finely tuned algae have been proposed as a means to improve the efficacy and selectivity of …

A comprehensive review on biosorption of heavy metals by algal biomass: materials, performances, chemistry, and modeling simulation tools

J He, JP Chen - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Heavy metals contamination has become a global issue of concern due to their higher
toxicities, nature of non-biodegradability, high capabilities in bioaccumulation in human …

Adsorption of Pb (II) and Cd (II) by magnetic activated carbon and its mechanism

Z Zhang, T Wang, H Zhang, Y Liu, B Xing - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetized activated carbons (MAC) were prepared by activating rape straw powder, and
pyrolyzing at different temperatures, then magnetizing activated carbon by hydrothermal …

Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of magnetic graphene oxide/ZnO nanocomposites for tetracycline contaminants

D Qiao, Z Li, J Duan, X He - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of tetracycline (TC) by novel magnetic graphene oxide/ZnO nanocomposites
(MZ) was explored. In order to study the feasibility of MZ as an adsorbent and photocatalyst …

MgO-loaded nitrogen and phosphorus self-doped biochar: High-efficient adsorption of aquatic Cu2+, Cd2+, and Pb2+ and its remediation efficiency on heavy metal …

X Qi, H Yin, M Zhu, X Yu, P Shao, Z Dang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the MgO-loaded fish scale biochar (MgO-FB) was synthesized by impregnation
of MgCl 2 using fish scales as precursor, and the modified biochar was applied for the …

Magnesium oxide embedded nitrogen self-doped biochar composites: fast and high-efficiency adsorption of heavy metals in an aqueous solution

LL Ling, WJ Liu, S Zhang, H Jiang - Environmental science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Lead (Pb) pollution in natural water bodies is an environmental concern due to toxic effects
on aquatic ecosystems and human health, while adsorption is an effective approach to …

Characterization and adsorption capacity of raw pomegranate peel biosorbent for copper removal

S Ben-Ali, I Jaouali, S Souissi-Najar… - Journal of cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the adsorption potential of natural materials waste. The biosorbent
used is an untreated pomegranate peel (PGP) derived from local agricultural activities to …

Removal and adsorption mechanism of tetracycline and cefotaxime contaminants in water by NiFe2O4-COF-chitosan-terephthalaldehyde nanocomposites film

Z Li, Y Liu, S Zou, C Lu, H Bai, H Mu, J Duan - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adsorption of tetracycline (TC) and cefotaxime (CTX) by novel NiFe 2 O 4-COF-chitosan-
terephthalaldehyde nanocomposites film (NCCT) was explored. To assess the feasibility of …

Novel pectin based composite hydrogel derived from grapefruit peel for enhanced Cu (II) removal

W Zhang, J Song, Q He, H Wang, W Lyu, H Feng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel biochar/pectin/alginate hydrogel beads (BPA) derived from grapefruit peel were
synthesized and used for Cu (II) removal from aqueous solution. FTIR, SEM-EDS, XRD, TGA …

Facile preparation of sulfonated biochar for highly efficient removal of toxic Pb (II) and Cd (II) from wastewater

W Yu, J Hu, Y Yu, D Ma, W Gong, H Qiu, Z Hu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar is deemed as the ideal material for the effective removal of heavy metals in
wastewater treatment. Herein, we developed a facile one-step solvothermal method for the …