The presence of pollutants and toxic contaminants in water sources makes it unfit to run
through. Though various conventional techniques are on deck, development of new …

Chitosan has received widespread attention as an adsorbent for pollutants because of its
low cost and great adsorption potentials. Chitosan has abundant hydroxyl and amino groups …

Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological
systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample …

Chitosan is an antimicrobial, biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer,
commercially derived from the partial deacetylation of chitin. Currently modified chitosan has …

Biopolymers are substances naturally produced by living organisms and are hence
considered to be eco-friendly and sustainable. Chitosan and cellulose are of specific …

During the process and operation of the dyes, the wastes produced were commonly found to
contain organic and inorganic impurities leading to risks in the ecosystem and biodiversity …

Preparation of the activated carbon biosorbents from Lantana camara weed by sulphuric
acid activation was carried out. Laboratory prepared activated carbon was used as …

In the present work, sepiolite clay adsorptive properties were investigated for textile azo
dyes in aqueous solution. The clay (78 wt.% sepiolite) was characterized in terms of …

Cadmium is one of the most toxic heavy metals, which has been classified as human
carcinogen and tetratogen. In the present study chitosan (CS) beads are modified, in a novel …

In this study, the preparation, characterization and heavy metal removal ability of chitosan–
ethyl acrylate (CEA) biopolymer were investigated. Ethyl acrylate was successfully grafted to …