Bioremediation options for heavy metal pollution

M Kapahi, S Sachdeva - Journal of health and pollution, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background. Rapid industrialization and anthropogenic activities such as the unmanaged
use of agro-chemicals, fossil fuel burning and dumping of sewage sludge have caused soils …

New prospects for modified algae in heavy metal adsorption

SY Cheng, PL Show, BF Lau, JS Chang, TC Ling - Trends in biotechnology, 2019 - cell.com
Heavy metal pollution is one of the most pervasive environmental problems globally. Novel
finely tuned algae have been proposed as a means to improve the efficacy and selectivity of …

Adsorption of Cd (II) and Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions using mesoporous activated carbon adsorbent: Equilibrium, kinetics and characterisation studies

E Asuquo, A Martin, P Nzerem, F Siperstein… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, cadmium and lead ions removal from aqueous solutions using a commercial
activated carbon adsorbent (CGAC) were investigated under batch conditions. The …

Bioremediated techniques for remediation of metal pollutants using metagenomics approaches: a review

P Sharma, S Kumar, A Pandey - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbe-induced remediation of toxic metals has attained more research interests by
implementing the bioremediation process for sustainable development. Heavy metals are …

Characteristics, performances, equilibrium and kinetic modeling aspects of heavy metal removal using algae

S Rangabhashiyam, P Balasubramanian - Bioresource technology reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals from industrial effluent are major threat to environment because of their major
toxicity effect. The treatment of metal contaminated wastewater is of special concern. This …

Adsorption characteristics of nickel (II) from aqueous solutions by Zeolite Scony Mobile-5 (ZSM-5) incorporated in sodium alginate beads

MS Hellal, AM Rashad, KK Kadimpati, SK Attia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nickel, a prevalent metal in the ecosystem, is released into the environment through various
anthropogenic activities, leading to adverse effects. This research explored utilizing zeolite …

Biosorption of transition metals by freely suspended and Ca-alginate immobilised with Chlorella vulgaris: Kinetic and equilibrium modeling

A Ahmad, AH Bhat, A Buang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, biosorption of Fe (II), Mn (II), and Zn (II) ions, from aqueous solution with free
(non-immobilised) and Ca-alginate beads with immobilised Chlorella vulgaris biomass was …

Potential of removing Cd (II) and Pb (II) from contaminated water using a newly modified fly ash

X Huang, H Zhao, G Zhang, J Li, Y Yang, P Ji - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Modified fly ash was prepared through low-temperature roasting method using NaOH as
activator. The techniques of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning …

Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic studies of adsorption of cationic dyes from aqueous solution using ZIF-8

N Hassan, A Shahat, A El-Didamony… - Moroccan Journal of …, 2020 - revues.imist.ma
Abstract Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is one type of (MOFs) that has been
synthesized and characterized and detailed analysis of Crystal violet (CV) and Malachite …

Sorption of cadmium (II) ion from aqueous solution onto sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) peel adsorbent: characterisation, kinetic and isotherm studies

ED Asuquo, AD Martin - Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Sweet potato peels was used for the removal of Cd (II) from aqueous solutions. The residue
was characterised using SEM, EDX, XRF, N 2 BET, TGA and ATR-FTIR. Sorption of Cd (II) …