Removal of lead ions (Pb2+) from water and wastewater: a review on the low-cost adsorbents

IR Chowdhury, S Chowdhury, MAJ Mazumder… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
The presence of lead compounds in the environment is an issue. In particular, supply water
consumption has been reported to be a significant source of human exposure to lead …

Water purification by using adsorbents: a review

NB Singh, G Nagpal, S Agrawal - Environmental technology & innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
There are number of water purification techniques but the adsorption is one of the most
simplest, effective and economical method for wastewater purification. In this article a large …

Development of fruit waste derived bio-adsorbents for wastewater treatment: A review

NH Solangi, J Kumar, SA Mazari, S Ahmed… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hazardous contamination of water is a major hurdle in the provision of usable and drinkable
water to the world. Innovative, economic, renewable and environment friendly technologies …

A review on the adsorption of heavy metals by clay minerals, with special focus on the past decade

MK Uddin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Adsorption has been proved to be the best process of water treatment because of its
significant advantages. Clays and their minerals are abundant and cheap material …

Adsorption of pharmaceuticals from water and wastewater using nonconventional low-cost materials: a review

JR de Andrade, MF Oliveira, MGC da Silva… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceuticals are environmental contaminants that have been widely detected in aquatic
media. In this review, the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment, its major …

Nanocomposite of carbon nanotubes/silica nanoparticles and their use for adsorption of Pb (II): from surface properties to sorption mechanism

TA Saleh - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper demonstrates the synthesis of multi-wall carbon nanotubes and silica
nanocomposite (CNT/SiO2). Successful realization of MWCNT/SiO2 nanostructure was …

A review on potential usage of industrial waste materials for binding heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions

MJK Ahmed, M Ahmaruzzaman - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Presence of toxic and recalcitrant heavy metal ions in industrial effluents is a major
environmental concern. These fatal metal ions are not only hazardous in exceeding …

Sorption of pollutants by porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene-an overview

VK Gupta, TA Saleh - Environmental science and pollution research, 2013 - Springer
The quality of water is continuously deteriorating due to its increasing toxic threat to humans
and the environment. It is imperative to perform treatment of wastewater in order to remove …

Applications of nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical engineering and environmental protection

G Sharma, B Thakur, M Naushad, A Kumar… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Nanocomposite hydrogels are polymeric networks that possess a unique property of
hydration. The presence of alcohols, carboxylic acids and amides as hydrophilic moieties in …

Inorganic nano-adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals and arsenic: a review

P Zito, HJ Shipley - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Adsorption is widely popular for removal of heavy metals due to its low cost, efficiency, and
simplicity. The focus of this review will be the use of inorganic adsorbents engineered at the …