Environmental sustainability: A review of termite mound soil material and its bacteria

BJ Enagbonma, OO Babalola - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The high quantity of nutrients accumulated in termite mound soils have placed termite
mound as a 'gold mine'for bacteria concentrations. However, over the years, not much …

Optimization of Pb (II) removal by a novel modified silica aerogel using Quince seed mucilage with response surface methodology

P Ghahremani, MH Vakili… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The synthesis of new environmentally friendly and biocompatible material is an exciting
research field to remove various pollutants from water/wastewater samples. The main …

A Novel Approach for the Removal of Lead(II) Ion from Wastewater Using Mucilaginous Leaves of Diceriocaryum eriocarpum Plant

JN Edokpayi, JO Odiyo, TAM Msagati, EO Popoola - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
Lead (II) ion is a very toxic element known to cause detrimental effects to human health even
at very low concentrations. An adsorbent prepared using mucilaginous leaves from …

Sulfonated modified rice straw for selective adsorption and extraction of gold ions from highly acidic solutions

Q Zhu, K Huang - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and cost-effective adsorbent, sulfonated modified rice straw (SRS), was
developed for the selective adsorption and extraction of gold ions from acidic solutions. The …

Adsorption studies of zinc(II) on magnetite, baobab (Adansonia digitata) and magnetite–baobab composite

N Abdus-Salam, SK Adekola - Applied water science, 2018 - Springer
The negative effect of high concentration of heavy metals in the environment on living
species prompted this research. A study of adsorption of zinc on synthesized magnetite …

Sulfonated modification of cotton linter and its application as adsorbent for high-efficiency removal of lead (II) in effluent

C Dong, H Zhang, Z Pang, Y Liu, F Zhang - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Sulfonated modification of cotton linter and its novel application as adsorbent for Pb 2+ in
effluent were investigated. Results show that sulfonated cotton linter (SCL) has strong …

Using XRF and ICP-OES in biosorption studies

K Chojnacka, M Samoraj, Ł Tuhy, I Michalak… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this work, a method of recalculation of results of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique to
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) method was …

Pb (II) removal from aqueous solution by a low-cost adsorbent dry desulfurization slag

Q Wu, R You, M Clark, Y Yu - Applied Surface Science, 2014 - Elsevier
A collectable and non-sintered material prepared as hollow cylindrical shaped pellet from
dry desulfurization slag (FGD ash) and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) for wastewater …

Adsorptive removal of naphthalene and anthracene from aqueous solution with zinc and copper-terephthalate metal-organic frameworks

HK Okoro, AC Tella, OA Ajibola, C Zvinowanda… - Bulletin of the Chemical …, 2019 - ajol.info
This research employed the application of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) of zinc and
copper-based materials in the removal of naphthalene and anthracene. Naphthalene and …

Sorptive removal of arsenate using termite mound

F Fufa, E Alemayehu, B Lennartz - Journal of environmental management, 2014 - Elsevier
Long-term consumption of arsenic results in severe and permanent health damages. The
aim of the study was to investigate arsenate (As (V)) sorption capacity of termite mound (TM) …