Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Emerging waste-to-wealth applications of fly ash for environmental remediation: A review

HHT Nguyen, HT Nguyen, SF Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The considerable increase in world energy consumption owing to rising global population,
intercontinental transportation and industrialization has posed numerous environmental …

Low-cost adsorbents for the removal of phenol/phenolics, pesticides, and dyes from wastewater systems: A review

S Ho - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The huge development of industrial production and human activities throughout the world
has resulted in serious water pollution. Pesticides, dyes, phenol, and phenolic compounds …

Use of thermally activated Fenton sludge for Cd removal in zinc smelter wastewater: Mechanism and feasibility of Cd removal

EJ Cho, JK Kang, CG Lee, S Bae, SJ Park - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Fenton sludge is a byproduct of the Fenton process that contains large amounts of Fe and
Ca. Because of the secondary contamination generated during the disposal of this …

Mussel inspired synthesis of polydopamine/polyethyleneimine-grafted fly ash composite adsorbent for the effective separation of U (VI)

Y Zhang, S Huang, B Mei, X Tian, L Jia… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polydopamine/polyethyleneimine-grafted fly ash composite (PDA/PEI/FA), an efficient
multifunctional adsorbent for U (VI) with excellent separation efficiency (94.5%) and capacity …

Effects of active silicon amendment on Pb (II)/Cd (II) adsorption: Performance evaluation and mechanism

X Jiang, Z Liu, B Yan, L Zhao, T Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a high-Si (Si) adsorbent (APR@ Sam) was prepared by acid leaching slag
(APR) from lead-zinc (Pb-Zn) tailings based on high-temperature alkali melting technology …

Utilization of KOH-modified fly ash for elimination from aqueous solutions of potentially toxic metal ions

Y Yang, L Wang, H Zhao, F Yan, S Li, B Guo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Long-term accumulation of toxic heavy metals in the environment was a potential hidden
danger. High energy consumption, complicated operation and low adsorption capacity were …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the adsorption mechanism of ciprofloxacin in wastewater by modified fly ash under the coexistence of copper

J Wang, X Li, Y Lan, H Wang, X Ma, H Wang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The recontamination of farming wastewater with antibiotics and metal ions has emerged as
a considerable concern in recent years. In this study, fly ash (FA) served as the adsorbent …

Removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution using biosorbent based on agricultural waste sorgum bagasse (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) activated NaOH

DIM Putri, H Darmokoesoemo, G Supriyanto… - Chemistry and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Cadmium (Cd (II)) contamination is very harmful to the aquatic environment.
Currently, the removal of Cd (II) from water is widely studied to reduce its toxicity. In this …

Coal ash for removing toxic metals and phenolic contaminants from wastewater: A brief review

A Labidi, H Ren, A Sial, H Wang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past few years, population growth, industrial progress and climate change have led
to water scarcity. Thus, water pollution caused by hazardous soluble and insoluble …