Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater by different adsorbents: a review

T Ahmad, M Rafatullah, A Ghazali… - … Science and Health …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In this review article, the use of various low-cost adsorbents for the removal of pesticides
from water and wastewater has been reviewed. Pesticides may appear as pollutants in …

Potential of fruit and vegetable wastes as novel biosorbents: summarizing the recent studies

S Patel - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2012 - Springer
Fruit and vegetable wastes produced in astronomical quantities from food processing and
agriculture industries often cause nuisance in municipal landfills owing to their high …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biosorption of Cu (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II) ions from aqueous solutions using selected waste materials: Adsorption and characterisation studies

WP Putra, A Kamari, SNM Yusoff, CF Ishak… - Journal of Encapsulation …, 2014 - scirp.org
The efficacy of coconut tree sawdust (CTS), eggshell (ES) and sugarcane bagasse (SB) as
alternative low-cost biosorbents for the removal of Cu (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II) ions from …

Efficient adsorption of methylene blue and lead ions in aqueous solutions by 5-sulfosalicylic acid modified lignin

Y Jin, C Zeng, QF Lü, Y Yu - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a kind of biomass that exists widely in plants, lignin shows much diversity as a functional
material. In order to improve the adsorption ability, lignin was chemically modified by 5 …

Surface-functionalized porous lignin for fast and efficient lead removal from aqueous solution

Z Li, D Xiao, Y Ge, S Koehler - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of ecofriendly sorbents for fast and efficient removal of heavy metals from
aqueous media still remains a significant challenge. Here, we report that this task can be …

Removal of heavy metals from mining effluents in tile and electroplating industries using honeydew peel activated carbon: A microstructure and techno-economic …

ZM Yunus, A Al-Gheethi, N Othman, R Hamdan… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to optimise the preparation of honeydew peel activated carbon
(adsorbent)(HDP-AC) for removing heavy metal ions (Cr 3+ and Zn 2+ ions) from mining …

Mechanistic insight into sorptive elimination of ibuprofen employing bi-directional activated biochar from sugarcane bagasse: Performance evaluation and cost …

P Chakraborty, S Show, S Banerjee… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present investigation attempts in separating Ibuprofen (IBP) a pharmaceutical
compound from aqueous solution tooled with two different activated form of sugarcane …

Elucidation of ibuprofen uptake capability of raw and steam activated biochar of Aegle marmelos shell: Isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and cost estimation

P Chakraborty, S Banerjee, S Kumar… - Process Safety and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the sorption capabilities of raw and steam activated biochar
derived from Aegle marmelos (wood apple) shell in the removal of ibuprofen (IBP) from …

Synthesis, characterization, and utilization of poly-amino acid-functionalized lignin for efficient and selective removal of lead ion from aqueous solution

X Lin, T Shen, M Li, J Shaoyu, W Zhuang, M Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effectively removing heavy metals from the wastewater using a green low-cost natural
polymer-based adsorbent received a great deal of attention. In this study, natural γ …