A review on recent trends in the removal of emerging contaminants from aquatic environment using low-cost adsorbents

M Varsha, PS Kumar, BS Rathi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs), a class of contaminants with low concentrations but
significant harm, have received a lot of attention in recent times. ECs comprises of various …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of waste straw and husks from rice production: A review

BA Goodman - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2020 - Elsevier
As a staple food for much of the world, rice production is widespread. However, it also
results in the generation of large quantities of non-food biomass, primarily in the form of …

A review on utilization of wood biomass as a sustainable precursor for activated carbon production and application

M Danish, T Ahmad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Activated carbon has been an ideal material for the separation of a variety of chemical
pollutants. Its extensive use is limited due to the cost of production, which has triggered the …

Removal of lead ions (Pb2+) from water and wastewater: a review on the low-cost adsorbents

IR Chowdhury, S Chowdhury, MAJ Mazumder… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
The presence of lead compounds in the environment is an issue. In particular, supply water
consumption has been reported to be a significant source of human exposure to lead …

Comprehensive review on synthesis and application of activated carbon from agricultural residues for the remediation of venomous pollutants in wastewater

M Lewoyehu - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Various agricultural wastes such as Rice husk, wheat bran, coconut coir pith, wheat husk,
tea waste, and teff husk have received attention to the remediation of toxic pollutants due to …

Fresh water resource, scarcity, water salinity challenges and possible remedies: A review

W Musie, G Gonfa - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water is one of the natural resource due balance if our planet and the life on it have to
sustain and economic development to be expected in the future. The increase in population …

Current advancement and future prospect of biosorbents for bioremediation

S Singh, V Kumar, S Datta, DS Dhanjal… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing use of heavy metals, synthetic dyes and pesticides is a major environmental
concern. Wastewaters containing heavy metals and dyes, extensively released from small …

Application of biosorption for removal of heavy metals from wastewater

S Kanamarlapudi, VK Chintalpudi, S Muddada - Biosorption, 2018 - books.google.com
Fresh water accounts for 3% of water resources on the Earth. Human and industrial activities
produce and discharge wastes containing heavy metals into the water resources making …

Potential applications of rice husk ash waste from rice husk biomass power plant

R Pode - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice husk (RH), an agricultural waste, is abundantly available in rice producing countries
like China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, US, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and South East …

Magnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticle synthesis and applications for lead (Pb2+) and chromium (Cr6+) removal from water

S Rajput, CU Pittman Jr, D Mohan - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetic magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles synthesized by chemical co-
precipitation were characterized using XRD, TEM, SEM-EDX, FT-IR, ED-XRF, PPMS, point …