Recent advancement of biomass-derived porous carbon based materials for energy and environmental remediation applications

R Chakraborty, K Vilya, M Pradhan… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, increasing environmental pollution alongside depletion of fossil fuel
reserves has led to a rejuvenated interest in utilizing biomass and waste materials …

Removal of hexavalent chromium via biochar-based adsorbents: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future perspectives

R Sinha, R Kumar, P Sharma, N Kant, J Shang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium originates from geogenic and extensive anthropogenic activities and significantly
impacts natural ecosystems and human health. Various methods have been applied to …

A systematic review on adsorptive removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions: Recent advances

AU Rajapaksha, R Selvasembian, A Ashiq… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contamination of natural resources by hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) originating from
natural and anthropogenic activities is a serious environmental concern. Although many …

Adsorption behavior comparison of trivalent and hexavalent chromium on biochar derived from municipal sludge

T Chen, Z Zhou, S Xu, H Wang, W Lu - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, static equilibrium experiments were conducted to distinguish the adsorption
performance between the two valence states of chromium on biochar derived from municipal …

A novel magnetic biochar prepared by K2FeO4-promoted oxidative pyrolysis of pomelo peel for adsorption of hexavalent chromium

Z Yin, S Xu, S Liu, S Xu, J Li, Y Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic biochar was usually prepared using ferrous and ferric compounds as precursor of
magnetic medium. Ferrate, which could be an internal oxidative modifier, was less explored …

Selective adsorption of anionic dye from wastewater using polyethyleneimine based macroporous sponge: Batch and continuous studies

MA Usman, AY Khan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Dyes are well known for their hazardous impacts on public health and the environment. Dye
removal using monolithic adsorbents is an attractive approach for industrial applications and …

Preparation of nitrogen-doped porous carbon material by a hydrothermal-activation two-step method and its high-efficiency adsorption of Cr (VI)

H Liang, R Sun, B Song, Q Sun, P Peng… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitrogen-doped carbon spheres (CSs-N) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method with
glucose as the carbon source and urea as the nitrogen source. The synthesized nitrogen …

Calcium hydroxyapatite microfibrillated cellulose composite as a potential adsorbent for the removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution

S Hokkanen, A Bhatnagar, E Repo, S Lou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, the potential of synthesized hydroxyapatite microfibrillated cellulose
(CHA/MFC) composite to remove chromium (VI) from aqueous solutions was investigated by …

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Peganum harmala seed extract, and loaded on Peganum harmala seed powdered activated carbon as new …

M Fazlzadeh, R Khosravi, A Zarei - Ecological Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present work, powdered activated carbon was derived from Peganum harmala seed
(PPAC) and then coated by green ZnO nanoparticles and finally applied for Cr (VI) removal …

Low-cost and facile synthesis of geopolymer-zeolite composite membrane for chromium (VI) separation from aqueous solution

PY He, YJ Zhang, H Chen, ZC Han, LC Liu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Inorganic membranes in wastewater treatment have captured increasing attention due to
their numerous advantages. However, high cost and complicated producing process …