Phytotoxicity of mercury in plants: a review

R Azevedo, E Rodriguez - Journal of Botany, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
With the advent of the industrial revolution, heavy metal contamination has become an ever
increasing concern. Thus, it is of major importance to understand the extent of the toxicity in …

Fabrication of chitosan–magnetite nanocomposite strip for chromium removal

V Sureshkumar, SCG Kiruba Daniel, K Ruckmani… - Applied …, 2016 - Springer
Environmental pollution caused by heavy metals is a serious threat. In the present work,
removal of chromium was carried out using chitosan–magnetite nanocomposite strip …

Synthesis of thiourea-immobilized polystyrene nanoparticles and their sorption behavior with respect to silver ions in aqueous phase

JI Yun, S Bhattarai, YS Yun, YS Lee - Journal of hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Although a thiourea-immobilized polystyrene sorbent has been reported to exhibit high Ag+
sorption capacity (135 mg/g), it is not stable under the acidic conditions commonly employed …

Chitosan-assisted combustion synthesis of CuO–ZnO nanocomposites: effect of pH and chitosan concentration

T Witoon, T Permsirivanich, M Chareonpanich - Ceramics International, 2013 - Elsevier
CuO–ZnO nanocomposites were synthesized via a chitosan-assisted solution combustion
method. The effects of pH and chitosan concentration on the physicochemical properties of …

A comparative study of sorption of chromium (III) onto chitin and chitosan

P Singh, R Nagendran - Applied Water Science, 2016 - Springer
Heavy metals have always been the most hazardous components in the wastewater of
industries like electroplating, automobiles, mining facilities and fertilizer manufacturers …

The cross-talk between lateral sheet dimensions of pristine graphene oxide nanoparticles and Ni 2+ adsorption

M Atawneh, S Makharza, S Zahran, K Titi, F Takrori… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigated the removal of nickel (II) ions by using two sizes of graphene oxide
nanoparticles (GO–450 nm and GO–200 nm). The thickness and lateral sheet dimensions of …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency evaluation of Zinc and Nickel removal through coagulation and flocculation process using chitosan

N Jaafarzadeh, N Mengelizadeh, A Takdastan… - Jentashapir Journal of …, 2012 - jjhres.com
Efficiency evaluation of Zinc and Nickel removal through coagulation and flocculation process
using chitosan - Jentashapir Journal of Health Research - - Kowsar Home Archive 2016 …

Avaliação da remoção de cromo hexavalente a partir de adsorventes à base de quitosana e celulose bacteriana e os seus efeitos na biota aquática

CGAG Costa - 2018 - teses.usp.br
As atividades antrópicas, tanto industriais quanto agrícolas, têm contribuído de forma
considerável ao aporte de contaminantes nos recursos hídricos, sobretudo às …

Water recycling in biosystems for food production

L Pérez-Sánchez, A Rodríguez-Méndez… - … : biofactories for food …, 2014 - Springer
Nowadays, experts are discussing the issue of water taking into account the Declaration of
Dublin, in which the topic of water is treated like a sustainable issue. This declaration was …

[PDF][PDF] Kinetic studies on bioadsorption of arsenate from aqueous solutions using chitosan

N Jaafarzadeh, N Mengelizadeh… - Journal of Advances in …, 2014 - academia.edu
Arsenic, one of the most toxic and dangerous elements in the environment affecting millions
of people around the world, is associated with several diseases. In this pilot study, we …