An empirical literature analysis of adsorbent performance for methylene blue uptake from aqueous media

KO Iwuozor, JO Ighalo, LA Ogunfowora… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB) is a heterocyclic aromatic compound used as a medication or as a
synthetic dye for textiles. Due to its ecotoxicity, researchers have been investigating its …

Naturally available diatomite and their surface modification for the removal of hazardous dye and metal ions: a review

G Sriram, M Kigga, UT Uthappa, RM Rego… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of toxic pollutants such as dyes and metal ions at higher concentrations in
water is very harmful to the environment. Removal of these pollutants using diatomaceous …

[HTML][HTML] Facile synthesis of eco-friendly activated carbon from leaves of sugar beet waste as a superior nonconventional adsorbent for anionic and cationic dyes from …

AM Zayed, BS Metwally, MA Masoud… - Arabian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study presents a unique and innovative approach to sustainable activated
carbon (AC) synthesis using non-conventional agricultural wastes, leaves of sugar beet …

From discarded waste to valuable products: Barite combination with chrysotile mine waste to produce radiation-shielding concrete

AM Zayed, AM El-Khayatt, P Petrounias… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Chrysotile, the most common serpentine polymorph, represents one of the most hazardous
mine wastes known for its associated health risks. For the first time, chrysotile mine waste …

Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution using an efficient chitosan-pectin bio-adsorbent: kinetics and isotherm studies

A Mohrazi, R Ghasemi-Fasaei - Environmental monitoring and …, 2023 - Springer
Wastewater contains organic compounds, including dyes, which have potential risks to the
environment. Hence, these compound needs to be eliminated from the aqueous solution. In …

Chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol-diatomite hydrogel removes methylene blue from water

Y Gao, P Cai, L Zhong, R Zhang, X Hou, X Ren… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dye pollution in the aquatic environment can harm ecosystems and human health. Here, we
developed a new green adsorbent by applying an improved drying process. Diatomite was …

New polyvinyl alcohol/carbon quantum dots (PVA/CQDs) nanocomposite films: structural, optical and catalysis properties

AG El-Shamy, HSS Zayied - Synthetic Metals, 2020 - Elsevier
In this literature, new PVA/CQDs nano-composites films were made-up via solution casting
approach for the methylene blue dye removal from wastewater. PVA/CQDs nano-composite …

Environmental applications of diatomite minerals in removing heavy metals from water

Y Zhao, G Tian, X Duan, X Liang, J Meng… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Heavy metals released into the environment could accumulate in living organisms, thus
causing various diseases and disorders. Diatomite, an eco-environmental functional …

Fast and highly efficient adsorption of cationic dyes by phytic acid crosslinked β-cyclodextrin

Y Li, E Yu, S Sun, W Liu, R Hu, L Xu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel adsorbent (PA-β-CD) capable of fast and efficient adsorption of cationic
dyes was successfully prepared by the poly-condensation reaction of phytic acid (PA) and β …

Chitosan/activated coal composite as an effective adsorbent for Mn (VII): Modeling and interpretation of physicochemical parameters

M Mobarak, RAM Ali, MK Seliem - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chitosan was impregnated into porous activated coal to produce a multifunctional
chitosan/activated coal (Cs/Ac) composite. The resulted Cs/Ac was characterized and …