Recent advances in activated carbon modification techniques for enhanced heavy metal adsorption

M Mariana, AK HPS, EM Mistar, EB Yahya… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of water with heavy metals is a global issue. Its water solubility and non-
degradability nature convert it into a potential threat to human health as well as flora and …

A comprehensive review on the synthesis, performance, modifications, and regeneration of activated carbon for the adsorptive removal of various water pollutants

A Srivastava, B Gupta, A Majumder, AK Gupta… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has led to the generation of a large quantum of complex wastewater
comprising of recalcitrant organic and inorganic pollutants. The inability of the conventional …

Adsorptive removal of noxious cadmium ions from aqueous medium using activated carbon/zirconium oxide composite: Isotherm and kinetic modelling

G Sharma, M Naushad - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
The heavy metal ions pollution is serious threat for aquatic and terrestrial living beings. The
adsorption is facile process to encounter the heavy metal pollution. Various types of …

High-efficient adsorption for versatile adsorbates by elastic reduced graphene oxide/Fe3O4 magnetic aerogels mediated by carbon nanotubes

A Dang, Y Wang, Y Liu, T Cheng, A Zada, F Ye… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fabrication of highly elastic three-dimensional aerogel adsorbents with outstanding
adsorption capacities is a long pursuit for the treatment of industrial contaminated water. In …

Polyethyleneimine-modified magnetic starch microspheres for Cd (II) adsorption in aqueous solutions

X Xie, H Gao, X Luo, Y Zhang, Z Qin, H Ji - Advanced Composites and …, 2022 - Springer
Magnetic starch microspheres (MSMs) and methyl methacrylate magnetic starch
microspheres (MMA-MSMs) were prepared via an inverse emulsion polymerization by …

Amine functionalized sodium alginate hydrogel for efficient and rapid removal of methyl blue in water

CB Godiya, Y Xiao, X Lu - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, a potential hydrogel based on sodium alginate (SA) integrated with
polyethyleneimine (PEI) was fabricated and employed for the elimination of methyl blue …

Separable calcium sulphate modified biochar gel beads for efficient cadmium removal from wastewater

A Wu, R Sun, D Zhang, S Zhou, Q Liu, J Ge… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study outlines the synthesis of a novel, cost-effective composite material comprising
calcium sulphate-modified biochar (Ca-BC) cross-linked with polyethyleneimine (PEI) and …

Adsorption of Hg (II) in an aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from rice husk using KOH activation

Z Liu, Y Sun, X Xu, J Qu, B Qu - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
With the development of industry, the discharge of wastewater containing mercury ions
posed a serious threat to human health. Using biomass waste as an adsorbent to treat …

The effective removal of nickel ions from aqueous solution onto magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified by β-cyclodextrin

S Lin, C Zou, H Liang, H Peng, Y Liao - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract β-cyclodextrin was covalently grafted onto the surface of magnetic multi-walled
carbon nanotubes to synthesize a novel composite material (denoted as β-CD@ Fe 3 O …

Non-linear adsorption characteristics of modified pine wood sawdust optimised for adsorption of Cd (II) from aqueous systems

A Hashem, SM Badawy, S Farag, LA Mohamed… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The facile modification of pinewood sawdust, with maleic acid, to produce a sorbent aimed
at metal ion adsorption, was tested via the batch adsorption of Cd (II) ions from aqueous …