Retracted: Advances in chitosan biopolymer composite materials: from bioengineering, wastewater treatment to agricultural applications

U Chadha, P Bhardwaj, SK Selvaraj… - Materials Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Chitosan has become the most known and second abundantly available recyclable, non-
hazardous and eco-friendly biopolymer after cellulose with several advantageous …

Adsorption of hexavalent chromium from synthetic and electroplating effluent on chemically modified Swietenia mahagoni shell in a packed bed column

S Rangabhashiyam, MSG Nandagopal… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Packed bed column studies were carried out to evaluate the performance of chemically
modified adsorbents for the sequestration of hexavalent chromium from synthetic and …

Kinetics and equilibrium studies of the adsorption of copper (II) ions from industrial wastewater using activated carbons derived from sugarcane bagasse

TE Amoo, KO Amoo, OA Adeeyo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The monocomponent adsorption process of Cu (II) ions in synthesized industrial wastewater
were investigated using activated carbons (BACs) derived from sugarcane bagasse as the …

[PDF][PDF] Chitosan-based adsorbents for the removal of metal ions from aqueous solutions

ZA Sutirman, MM Sanagi, KJ Abd Karim… - Malays. J. Anal …, 2018 - academia.edu
Wastewater containing heavy metal ions is one of the most serious environmental concerns.
Exposure to elevated levels of heavy metals can adversely affect water resources …

Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seed Husk as Adsorptive Agent for Trihalomethanes from a Water Treatment Plant in Southwestern, Nigeria

AA Okoya, OO Olaiya, AB Akinyele… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Trihalomethanes (THMs) are formed when excess chlorine during chlorination of water
reacts with organic material in water. They have mutagenic and carcinogenic properties …

Enahanced biosorption of Cu (II) by magnetic chitosan microspheres immobilized Aspergillus sydowii (MCMAs) from aqueous solution

C Zhang, S Liu, S Li, Y Tao, P Wang, X Ma… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2019 - Elsevier
The magnetic chitosan microspheres immobilized Aspergillus sydowii (MCMAs) was
prepared and characterized by SEM, BET, XRD and VSM analyses, and used to adsorb Cu …

Removal of Cr(III) from Aqueous Solution Using Labeo rohita Chitosan-Based Composite

A Bukhari, Z Hassan, M Atta, A Nazir… - Adsorption Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study focusses on the synthesis of chitosan-cellulose composite membrane derived
from Labeo rohita fish scales (FS) for the removal of Cr (III) from aqueous solution, while …

[PDF][PDF] Optimization studies of chitin and chitosan production from Penaeus notialis shell waste

KO Amoo, OA Olafadehan, TO Ajayi - African Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Optimization studies of extraction of chitin and chitosan from pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis)
shell waste and of the degree of deacetylation (DDA) of extracted chitosan were investigated …

Mercury (II) adsorption process from an aqueous solution through activated carbon blended with fresh pistachio green shell powder

R Davarnejad, S Afshar, M Pirhadi, M Mirhosseini - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
In this research, fresh pistachio green shell as an agricultural waste was blended with
activated carbon to study the adsorption process of mercury (II) from several aqueous …

Potential of chitosan hydrogel based activated carbon nanoparticles and non-activated carbon nanoparticles for water purification

FH Puspitasari, Nurdiansyah, U Salamah, NR Sari… - Fibers and …, 2020 - Springer
Water pollution has been an alarming concern for researchers due to its hazard to life,
human health, and environment. Chitosan and lignocellulose materials have been …