A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

A review on the utilization of fly ash

M Ahmaruzzaman - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2010 - Elsevier
Fly ash, generated during the combustion of coal for energy production, is an industrial by-
product which is recognized as an environmental pollutant. Because of the environmental …

Industrial wastes as low-cost potential adsorbents for the treatment of wastewater laden with heavy metals

M Ahmaruzzaman - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
Industrial wastes, such as, fly ash, blast furnace slag and sludge, black liquor lignin, red
mud, and waste slurry, etc. are currently being investigated as potential adsorbents for the …

The quest for active carbon adsorbent substitutes: inexpensive adsorbents for toxic metal ions removal from wastewater

I Ali - Separation & Purification Reviews, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Due to overgrowth in population, industrialization and civilization, demands for water are
increasing geometrically. Therefore, alternative sources of water are required and …

Adsorptive removal of copper (II) from aqueous solutions on activated carbon prepared from Tunisian date stones: Equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics

F Bouhamed, Z Elouear, J Bouzid - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon produced from Tunisian date stones, a low-cost agricultural by-
product, by chemical activation using H3PO4 as an activator was used as adsorbent for the …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of changes on substrates filling constructed wetland systems after landfill leachate treatment-FTIR study

A Szymańska-Pulikowska, A Wdowczyk… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
A rapid and inexpensive method, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), can be
used to identify impurities and determine the functional groups responsible for the sorption …

Silico-manganese fumes waste encapsulated cryogenic alginate beads for aqueous environment de-colorization

MA Khan, SM Wabaidur, MR Siddiqui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Safe and economical disposal of ultrafine silico-manganese fumes (SMF), a waste,
generated during steel production operation is a challenge for environmental chemists …

Removal of heavy metals (Cu, Pb) from aqueous solutions using pine (Pinus halepensis) sawdust: Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies

L Semerjian - Environmental technology & innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural Pinus halepensis s awdust has been explored as an alternative biosorbent of heavy
metals from aqueous solutions. The effects of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time, metal …

Impact of different amendments on biochemical responses of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) plants grown in lead-cadmium contaminated soil

S Mehmood, DA Saeed, M Rizwan, MN Khan… - Plant Physiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil co-contamination with lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) is a tenacious risk to crop
production globally. The current experiment observed the roles of amendments [biochar …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modification of pine bark with quaternary ammonium groups and its use for vanadium removal

R Zhang, T Leiviskä - Chemical engineering journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemically modified pine bark was synthesized by using glycidyl trimethyl ammonium
chloride (GTMAC) in the presence of sodium hydroxide. Optimization of the modification …