A review on the applicability of activated carbon derived from plant biomass in adsorption of chromium, copper, and zinc from industrial wastewater

EI Ugwu, JC Agunwamba - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2020 - Springer
Metal ion contamination in wastewater is an issue of global concern. The conventional
methods of heavy metal removal from wastewater have some drawbacks, ranging from …

Nano‐adsorbents for the removal of metallic pollutants from water and wastewater

YC Sharma, V Srivastava, VK Singh… - Environmental …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Of the variety of adsorbents available for the removal of heavy and toxic metals, activated
carbon has been the most popular. A number of minerals, clays and waste materials have …

Investigations of nickel (II) removal from aqueous solutions using tea factory waste

E Malkoc, Y Nuhoglu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper presents the data for the effect of adsorbent dose, initial metal concentration,
solution pH, agitating rate and temperature on the adsorption of nickel (II) on waste tea …

Metal immobilisation by biofilms: mechanisms and analytical tools

ED van Hullebusch, MH Zandvoort… - Reviews in Environmental …, 2003 - Springer
In biofilm environments, heavy metal and radionuclide pollutants are removed by a variety of
mechanisms, including biosorption, precipitation as sulfides or phosphates and microbial …

Adsorption of nickel ions from aqueous solutions by nano alumina: kinetic, mass transfer, and equilibrium studies

V Srivastava, CH Weng, VK Singh… - Journal of chemical & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The presence of nickel in aquatic systems due to discharge of industrial effluents is of
concern because of its toxic and nonbiodegradable nature. Its removal from water and …

Developments in bioremediation of soils and sediments polluted with metals and radionuclides–1. Microbial processes and mechanisms affecting bioremediation of …

HH Tabak, P Lens, ED Van Hullebusch… - … Science and Bio …, 2005 - Springer
Bioremediation technology uses microorganisms to reduce, eliminate, contain and transform
to benign products, contaminants present in soils, sediments, water or air. The last 15 years …

[LIBRO][B] Decontamination of heavy metals: processes, mechanisms, and applications

JP Chen - 2012 - books.google.com
Heavy metals, such as lead, chromium, cadmium, zinc, copper, and nickel, are important
constituents of most living organisms, as well as many nonliving substances. Some heavy …

Adsorption–desorption of heavy metal ions

SP Mishra - Current Science, 2014 - JSTOR
Adsorption and desorption studies on different types of adsorbents, including natural
materials such as teak tree bark powder, rice husk, natural bentonite, different algae like …

Urea recovery from fresh human urine by forward osmosis and membrane distillation (FO–MD)

H Ray, F Perreault, TH Boyer - Environmental Science: Water …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Urea is widely used as fertilizer and has other valuable uses such as diesel exhaust fluid
and for resin fabrication. Human urine is a readily available and local source of urea that is …

Naproxen removal from water by chlorination and biofilm processes

GR Boyd, S Zhang, DA Grimm - Water research, 2005 - Elsevier
Naproxen is an anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical that has been detected in natural and
engineered aquatic environments. The primary aim of this research was to study chemical …