Water purification by using adsorbents: a review

NB Singh, G Nagpal, S Agrawal - Environmental technology & innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
There are number of water purification techniques but the adsorption is one of the most
simplest, effective and economical method for wastewater purification. In this article a large …

Removal of naphthalene from wastewaters by adsorption: a review of recent studies

M Alshabib - International Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Water pollution by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has lately received
considerable attention due to their wide prevalence in the environment and deleterious …

Enhanced paraquat removal from contaminated water using cell-immobilized biochar

NTH Ha, NC Toan, P Kajitvichyanukul - Clean Technologies and …, 2022 - Springer
The efficient performance of cell-immobilized biochar in removing paraquat (PQ) from
contaminated water is described in this work. Pseudomonas putida was immobilized onto …

Biodegradation of selected hydrocarbons by novel bacterial strains isolated from contaminated Arabian Gulf sediment

AA Al-Thukair, K Malik, A Nzila - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Three strains of novel bacteria were isolated from oil-contaminated sediment from the
Arabian Gulf (Brevibacillus brevis T2C2008, Proteus mirabilis T2A12001, and Rhodococcus …

Modified plantain peel as cellulose-based low-cost adsorbent for the removal of 2, 6-dichlorophenol from aqueous solution: adsorption isotherms, kinetic modeling …

SE Agarry, CN Owabor, AO Ajani - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, the feasibility of using modified plantain peel to remove 2, 6-dichlorophenol
from iaqueous solutions was investigated under batch mode. The effects of physical factors …

Kinetic, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons biosorption from petroleum refinery wastewater using spent waste biomass

SA Younis, NS El-Gendy, WI El-Azab… - … and water treatment, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from petroleum refinery wastewater
was investigated using spent waste biomass [rice straw (RS) and sugarcane bagasse (SB)] …

Biosorption equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic modelling of naphthalene removal from aqueous solution onto modified spent tea leaves

SE Agarry, OO Ogunleye, OA Aworanti - Environmental technology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The object of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using modified spent tea leaves to
remove naphthalene from its aqueous solution under batch mode. The effects on the …

[PDF][PDF] Environment & Research

SA Abdel-Gawad, AM Baraka, MM El-Shafei… - … of Environment and …, 2016 - academia.edu
Modern countries deal with the different types and variety of industries. Large number of
these industries depends on water and mainly causes water contaminations. One of these …

Evaluation of the adsorption potential of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) seed pericarp-activated carbon in abattoir wastewater treatment and in the removal of iron (III) …

SE Agarry, CN Owabor - Nigerian Journal of Technology, 2012 - ajol.info
The objective of this study was to produce activated carbon from rubber seed pericarp and to
evaluate its performance with commercial activated carbon in the treatment of abattoir …

Batch equilibrium and kinetic studies of naphthalene and pyrene adsorption onto coconut shell as low-cost adsorbent

CN Owabor, SE Agarry - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the use of coconut shell as a non-conventional and low-cost
adsorbent for the removal of naphthalene and pyrene from synthetic waste water. Coconut …