Heavy metal contamination in the aquatic ecosystem: toxicity and its remediation using eco-friendly approaches

V Singh, N Singh, SN Rai, A Kumar, AK Singh… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urbanization and industrialization are responsible for environmental contamination in the
air, water, and soil. These activities also generate large amounts of heavy metal ions in the …

A comprehensive review on magnetic carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube-based buckypaper for removal of heavy metals and dyes

FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, YH Tan, M Khalid… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial effluents contain several organic and inorganic contaminants. Among others, dyes
and heavy metals introduce a serious threat to drinking waterbodies. These pollutants can …

Performance of cross-linked chitosan-zeolite composite adsorbent for removal of Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions: experimental and Monte Carlo simulations …

ZM Şenol, E Elma, N El Messaoudi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the performance of a cross-linked chitosan (Ch)-zeolite (Z)
composite (Ch-Z) adsorbent for the removal of Pb 2+ ions from water. The results revealed …

Sewage sludge-derived biochar for the adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants: a critical review

S Rangabhashiyam, PV dos Santos Lins… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of biochar from sewage sludge pyrolysis is a promising approach to
transform the waste resultant from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to a potential …

Role of nanomaterials as adsorbents in heavy metal ion removal from waste water: A review

S Wadhawan, A Jain, J Nayyar, SK Mehta - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review presents a holistic analysis of the synthesis and efficacy of nanosorbents
towards the waste water purification by the removal of selected heavy metal ions, with …

Green copper oxide nanoparticles for lead, nickel, and cadmium removal from contaminated water

AED Mahmoud, KM Al-Qahtani, SO Alflaij… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Environmentally friendly copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) were prepared with a green
synthesis route without using hazardous chemicals. Hence, the extracts of mint leaves and …

Nanomaterials for removal of toxic elements from water

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Water pollution becomes a critical issue around the world, and heavy metals, organic and
inorganic compounds and bio-organisms contribute to major pollution in water. The …

Batch adsorption studies on surface tailored chitosan/orange peel hydrogel composite for the removal of Cr (VI) and Cu (II) ions from synthetic wastewater

S Pavithra, G Thandapani, S Sugashini, PN Sudha… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Elimination of heavy metals from wastewater has been a significant process to improve the
aquatic source's quality. Various materials act as very effective adsorbents to remove heavy …

CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) for water treatment: A review of recent advances

JO Ighalo, PA Sagboye, G Umenweke, OJ Ajala… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are regularly investigated and effective
adsorbent materials due to their small size, high surface area, natural abundance of starting …

Metal oxide-cellulose nanocomposites for the removal of toxic metals and dyes from wastewater

OA Oyewo, EE Elemike, DC Onwudiwe… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Waste water remediation of toxic metals and dyes could be complex to achieve owing to
several factors. Various techniques have been developed for the removal of these …