Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

Adsorption of pollutants by plant bark derived adsorbents: an empirical review

JO Ighalo, AG Adeniyi - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant barks are among the most widely applied low-cost biomass materials in the study of
pollutant removal from aqueous media. This paper extensively reviews the experimental …

Megamerger of biosorbents and catalytic technologies for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater: Preparation, final disposal, mechanism and influencing …

D Huang, B Li, J Ou, W Xue, J Li, Z Li, T Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution, because of its high toxicity, non-biodegradability and biological
enrichment, has been identified as a global aquatic ecosystems threat in recent decades …

Amination of biochar surface from watermelon peel for toxic chromium removal enhancement

MA El-Nemr, IMA Ismail, NM Abdelmonem… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Watermelon peel residues were used to produce a new biochar by dehydration method. The
new biochar has undergone two methods of chemical modification and the effect of this …

Chemical composition and industrial applications of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) bark and other non-wood parts

JI Alonso-Esteban, M Carocho, D Barros… - … Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is native to the western Mediterranean basin and
has an economic importance in southwestern Europe. This importance is based on the use …

Efficient removal of Cr (VI) from water by biochar and activated carbon prepared through hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis: adsorption-coupled reduction …

AT Vo, VP Nguyen, A Ouakouak, A Nieva, BT Doma Jr… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Three carbonaceous porous materials (biochar and activated carbon) were developed from
the Tectona grandis tree sawdust. The applied process of two-stage preparation included …

[HTML][HTML] Iron-modified peat and magnetite-pine bark biosorbents for levofloxacin and trimethoprim removal from synthetic water and various pharmaceuticals from real …

M Mohammadzadeh, T Leiviskä - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans are at significant risk of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) via exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants in water, so there is a strong …

An overview of forest residues as promising low-cost adsorbents

Y Vieira, JMN dos Santos, J Georgin, MLS Oliveira… - Gondwana …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities have severely affected biogeochemical cycles on a global scale,
resulting in a drastic increase in environmental problems, intensified by wastewater …

Development and characterization of activated carbon from olive pomace: experimental design, kinetic and equilibrium studies in nimesulide adsorption

ÍN Raupp, A Valério Filho, AL Arim, ARC Muniz… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The lack of adequate treatment for the removal of pollutants from domestic, hospital and
industrial effluents has caused great environmental concern. Therefore, there is a need to …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of adsorption of metal ions from a ternary aqueous solution with activated carbon from Acacia senegal (L.) Willd pods using Central Composite …

AA Adetokun, S Uba, ZN Garba - Journal of King Saud University-Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Activated carbon was prepared from Acacia senegal using H 3 PO 4, it was characterized
using FTIR, SEM and BET. Optimization of adsorption of Cadmium, Chromium and Lead …