Review on biopolymers and composites–evolving material as adsorbents in removal of environmental pollutants

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Karishma - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of pollutants and toxic contaminants in water sources makes it unfit to run
through. Though various conventional techniques are on deck, development of new …

Recent advances in polysaccharide-based adsorbents for wastewater treatment

X Qi, X Tong, W Pan, Q Zeng, S You, J Shen - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The existence of toxic water contaminants (heavy metals, dyes, phenols, oils,
pharmaceuticals and nutrients) restricts the sustainable supply of clean water globally …

Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater

AN Doyo, R Kumar, MA Barakat - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

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 …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Insight into metal-impregnated biomass based activated carbon for enhanced carbon dioxide adsorption: A review

J Gopalan, A Buthiyappan, AAA Raman - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, biomass has been understood and investigated to develop adsorbents for carbon
dioxide (CO 2) adsorption due to their non-hazardous nature, availability, low disposal cost …

Recent advances in adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants by chemically modified metal oxides: A review

Z Iqbal, MS Tanweer, M Alam - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In addition to catalysis, drug delivery, and sensing, metal oxides can also be used as an
adsorbent for wastewater treatment applications. In some of the cases, they need to be …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of adsorption performance and mechanisms of a highly effective 3D boron-doped graphene composite for amitriptyline pharmaceutical removal

WT Tee, NYL Loh, BYZ Hiew, PL Show… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional heteroatom-doped graphene presents a state-of-the-art approach for
effective remediation of pharmaceutical wastewater on account of its distinguished …

[HTML][HTML] Application of 3D heteroatom-doped graphene in adsorptive removal of water pollutants: Review on hydrothermal synthesis and its influencing factors

WT Tee, NYL Loh, KC Lai, BYZ Hiew, S Gan… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Graphene in its various forms including three-dimensional (3D) structure has recently
garnered considerable recognition due to its unique physicochemical and mechanical …

Recent developments in metal nanoparticles functionalized nanocomposite adsorbents for heavy metals removal from wastewaters

B Natarajan, P Kannan, JA Rather… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The use of fertilizers in modern agriculture and the expansion of
industrialization are severely raising heavy metals (HMs) contamination in aquatic …