Assessment of heavy metal pollution from anthropogenic activities and remediation strategies: A review

JP Vareda, AJM Valente, L Durães - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is a nefarious issue with implications for life. Heavy metals are natural
occurring elements, having both natural and anthropogenic sources. The latter are however …

Superabsorbent hydrogels based on polysaccharides for application in agriculture as soil conditioner and nutrient carrier: A review

MR Guilherme, FA Aouada, AR Fajardo… - European Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SH) continue being a very important issue in both academic and
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …

A facile foaming-polymerization strategy to prepare 3D MnO2 modified biochar-based porous hydrogels for efficient removal of Cd (II) and Pb (II)

Z Wu, X Chen, B Yuan, ML Fu - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel three dimensional MnO 2 modified biochar-based porous hydrogel (MBCG) was
fabricated to overcome the low sorption capacity and difficulty in solid-liquid separation of …

Eco-friendly ferrocene-functionalized chitosan aerogel for efficient dye degradation and phosphate adsorption from wastewater

Y Zhang, S Zhao, M Mu, L Wang, Y Fan, X Liu - Chemical engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Develo** highly efficient, biodegradable and eco-friendly adsorbents to remove pollutants
from wastewater has been a significant and long-term global challenge. Herein, a novel …

Review on preparation and adsorption properties of chitosan and chitosan composites

X Liu, X Zhao, Y Liu, T Zhang - Polymer Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
Compared with traditional polymers, biopolymers are more environmentally friendly due to
their sustainable sources, easy decomposition and naturally recycled by biological …

Adsorption of copper (II) and lead (II) ions from aqueous solution on chitosan-coated sand

MW Wan, CC Kan, BD Rogel, MLP Dalida - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010 - Elsevier
Biodegradable material, known as chitosan-coated sand (CCS), was utilized for removal of
copper (II) and lead (II) ions in water. Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the …

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions with an EDTA functionalized chitosan/polyacrylamide double network hydrogel

J Ma, G Zhou, L Chu, Y Liu, C Liu, S Luo… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) cross-linked chitosan and N, N-methylenebis
(acrylamide)(MBA) cross-linked polyacrylamide based double network hydrogel was …

A review and experimental verification of using chitosan and its derivatives as adsorbents for selected heavy metals

FC Wu, RL Tseng, RS Juang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2010 - Elsevier
A literature survey on liquid-phase adsorption of selected heavy metals including Cu (II), Zn
(II), Ni (II), Cd (II), Pb (II), Hg (II), and Cr (VI) on chitosan (CTS) and its derivatives was made …

Selective adsorption of Pb (II), Cd (II), and Ni (II) ions from aqueous solution using chitosan–MAA nanoparticles

A Heidari, H Younesi, Z Mehraban… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan–MAA nanoparticles (CS–MAA) with an average size of 10–70 nm were
prepared by polymerizing chitosan with methacrylic acid in aqueous solution. The …

Comparative adsorption of Ni (II) and Cd (II) ions on epichlorohydrin crosslinked chitosan–clay composite beads in aqueous solution

VN Tirtom, A Dinçer, S Becerik, T Aydemir… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
Removal of Ni (II) and Cd (II) by adsorption on epichlorohydrin crosslinked chitosan–clay
composite beads was examined in solutions representative of contaminated solutions …