Adsorption of heavy metals on conventional and nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment purposes: A review

AE Burakov, EV Galunin, IV Burakova… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The problem of water pollution is of a great concern. Adsorption is one of the most efficient
techniques for removing noxious heavy metals from the solvent phase. This paper presents …

Carbon-based nanomaterials for removal of chemical and biological contaminants from water: A review of mechanisms and applications

SC Smith, DF Rodrigues - Carbon, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant discoveries related to antimicrobial and adsorption properties of
carbon-based nanomaterials have led to new avenues for removal of various biological and …

Natural, low-cost adsorbents for toxic Pb (II) ion sequestration from (waste) water: A state-of-the-art review

PO Oladoye - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pb (II) ions is an inorganic pollutant that is present in the environment. Its presence affects
both human health and ecosystem. Economically, amongst many wastewater treatment …

A review on the adsorption isotherms and design calculations for the optimization of adsorbent mass and contact time

OP Murphy, M Vashishtha, P Palanisamy… - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Adsorption is a widely used chemical engineering unit operation for the separation and
purification of fluid streams. Typical uses of adsorption include the removal of targeted …

Biosorption of heavy metals from aqueous solution by various chemically modified agricultural wastes: A review

HI Syeda, I Sultan, KS Razavi, PS Yap - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the global increase in industrialization, there has been a significant
increase in the amount of toxic pollutants such as heavy metals being released into water …

Sugarcane bagasse fiber and its cellulose nanocrystals for polymer reinforcement and heavy metal adsorbent: a review

RZ Khoo, WS Chow, H Ismail - Cellulose, 2018 - Springer
The development of cellulose and nanocellulose based materials have been a subject of
intense research in recent decades due to their renewability, high strength and stiffness, as …

Removal of metal ions Cd (II), Pb (II), and Cr (III) from water by the cashew nut shell Anacardium occidentale L

GF Coelho, AC Gonçalves Jr, CRT Tarley… - Ecological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Current paper analyzes the cashew nut shell (Anarcadium occidentale L.)(CNS 1) as a
natural adsorbent in the removal of the metal ions Cd 2+, Pb 2+, and Cr 3+ from …

Adsorption studies of aqueous Pb (II) onto a sugarcane bagasse/multi-walled carbon nanotube composite

IAA Hamza, BS Martincigh, JC Ngila… - … of the Earth, Parts A/b/c, 2013 - Elsevier
Adsorption of Pb 2+ from aqueous solution onto a sugarcane bagasse/multi-walled carbon
nanotube (MWCNT) composite was investigated by using a series of batch adsorption …

Carboxymethyl cellulose/sugarcane bagasse/polydopamine adsorbents for efficient removal of Pb2+ ions from synthetic and undergraduate laboratory wastes

LM Furtado, DP Fuentes, RA Ando, PV Oliveira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-cost eco-friendly adsorbents are important as sustainable alternatives for water
treatment. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), polydopamine (PDA) and sugarcane bagasse …

Chemical modifications of cassava peel as adsorbent material for metals ions from wastewater

D Schwantes, AC Gonçalves Jr, GF Coelho… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Residues from the processing of cassava roots (Manihot esculenta Crantz), or cassava
peels, are evaluated as chemically modified adsorbents with H2O2, H2SO4, and NaOH, in …