Biosorption technology for removal of toxic metals: a review of commercial biosorbents and patents

GR de Freitas, MGC da Silva, MGA Vieira - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
In last decades, the biosorption process has become one of the main alternative treatment
technologies for the removal of pollutants from dilute aqueous solution. Among these …

Multi-component adsorption isotherms: review and modeling studies

Amrutha, G Jeppu, CR Girish, B Prabhu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Adsorption is an important phenomenon widely used for the removal of contaminants.
Several drinking water contaminants such as arsenic and fluoride, vanadium and chromium …

The selective heavy metal ions adsorption of zinc oxide nanoparticles from dental wastewater

M Gu, L Hao, Y Wang, X Li, Y Chen, W Li, L Jiang - Chemical Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) was synthesized using the traditional
hydrothermal method and its characterization as well as adsorption performance of heavy …

Characteristics and performance of Cd, Ni, and Pb bio-adsorption using Callinectes sapidus biomass: real wastewater treatment

R Foroutan, R Mohammadi, S Farjadfard… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
In the current study, the bio-adsorption potential of Callinectes sapidus biomass for control of
cadmium, nickel, and lead from the aqueous stream was assessed. Spectrum analysis of …

A statistical approach to optimize the activated carbon production from Kraft lignin based on conventional and microwave processes

TR Brazil, M Gonçalves, MSO Junior… - … and Mesoporous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) from Kraft lignin (KL) has attracted the attention of researchers due to
abundance and carbon-rich chemical structure of this biomass. In this study, ACs were …

Thermal and hydrothermal alkaline modification of kaolin for the adsorptive removal of lead (II) ions from aqueous solution

MK David, UC Okoro, KG Akpomie, C Okey… - SN Applied …, 2020 - Springer
The properties of Enugu kaolin were modified by thermal and alkaline hydrothermal means.
The raw and modified kaolin samples were characterized using Brunauer–Emmett–Teller …

Polyacryl-dimethyl-heptadecanamine-mullite as a promising sorbent for chromium and vanadium sorption from ilmenite

AA Eliwa, AE Mubark, GA Dakroury… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing global demand for economic vanadium and chromium metals has prompted
numerous studies into their recovery from ores and various other effluents. The polyacrylic …

Cr (III) Removal Capacity in Aqueous Solution in Relation to the Functional Groups Present in the Orange Peel (Citrus sinensis)

L Patiño-Saldivar, JA Hernández, A Ardila… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioremediation is a pollutant removal method that has had a great boom due to the diversity
of agroindustrial waste that can be used for this purpose, and that has shown having great …

Removal of Ni(II) and Cu(II) in Aqueous Solutions Using Treated Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as Bioadsorbent

C González-Tavares, M Salazar-Hernández… - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phytoremediation consists of taking advantage of the capacity of certain plants to absorb,
accumulate, or metabolize contaminants. In this study, Eichornia crassipes (water lily) …

Removal of heavy metals from binary and multicomponent adsorption systems using various adsorbents–a systematic review

J Bayuo, MJ Rwiza, M Sillanpää, KM Mtei - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The ecosystem and human health are both significantly affected by the occurrence of
potentially harmful heavy metals in the aquatic environment. In general, wastewater …