Heavy metals released from industrial activities pose a significant threat to the environment
and public health due to their reported toxicity even at trace levels. Although there are …

Biosorption on lignocellulosic wastes and by-products has been identified as a proper
alternative to the existing technologies applied for toxic metal ion and dye removal from …

Water pollution is a great risk to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Among water
pollution remediation strategies, adsorption mechanisms provide strong efficacy for a wide …

Water is a basic and significant asset for living beings. Water assets are progressively
diminishing due to huge populace development, industrial activities, urbanization and rural …

Water pollution due to increase in population and high rates of wastewater generation have
become serious concerns since the last few decades. Heavy metals are amongst the main …

Abstract Treatment of textile wastewater containing highly toxic dyes and heavy metal ions
raises serious health concerns that need to be addressed urgently. Carboxylated cellulose …

Rice husk is a base adsorbent for pollutant removal. It is a cost-effective material and a
renewable resource. This study provides the physicochemical characterization of chemically …

Locally available apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) shells classified as a waste product from fruit
processing, were alkali activated in order to develop an efficient heavy metal ions sorbent for …

In this research, the residues of sunflower, potato, canola, and walnut shell were used as
sorbents to sorb heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Cu, and Cd) from aqueous solutions using …

A breakthrough biosorbent namely multi-metal binding biosorbent (MMBB) made from a
combination of tea wastes, maple leaves and mandarin peels, was prepared to evaluate …