Transforming lignin into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials: A review

R Patel, P Dhar, A Babaei-Ghazvini… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin, Lignin is a valuable carbon-rich feedstock and a by-product of the lignocellulosic
biorefinery and paper industry. Despite being widely available, it is an under-utilized …

Lignin-based adsorbents for heavy metals

Z Zhang, Y Chen, D Wang, D Yu, C Wu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
The pollution of heavy metal ions in wastewater has caused a certain degree of threat to the
environment and the human body, so the removal of heavy metals in wastewater has …

Intraparticle diffusion of Cr (VI) through biomass and magnetite coated biomass: A comparative kinetic and diffusion study

AE Ofomaja, EB Naidoo, A Pholosi - South African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.co.za
In this study, NaOH treated pine (NTP) and magnetite-pine composite (NTP-NC) were
prepared and applied for Cr (VI) adsorption at varying temperatures and the impact of the …

Application of lignin and its derivatives in adsorption of heavy metal ions in water: a review

Y Ge, Z Li - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018 - ACS Publications
Water pollution by heavy metal ions is currently of great concern due to their high toxicity
and carcinogenicity. In recent years, great efforts have been devoted to the search for new …

Highly Selective and Efficient Removal of Heavy Metals by Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalated with the MoS42– Ion

L Ma, Q Wang, SM Islam, Y Liu, S Ma… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The MoS42–ion was intercalated into magnesium–aluminum layered double hydroxide
(MgAl NO3-LDH) to produce a single phase material of Mg0. 66Al0. 34 (OH) 2 (MoS4) …

Influence of pyrolysis temperature on biochar properties and Cr (VI) adsorption from water with groundnut shell biochars: Mechanistic approach

A Shakya, M Vithanage, T Agarwal - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study was envisaged to understand the effect of increasing pyrolysis temperature on the
Cr (VI) removal potential of the groundnut shells derived biochars. The biochars were …

Removal of Cr (VI) from water using pineapple peel derived biochars: Adsorption potential and re-usability assessment

A Shakya, T Agarwal - Journal of molecular liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, biochar was prepared using waste pineapple peel biomass with slow
pyrolysis at 350, 450, 550 and 650° C to explore the effect of temperature treatment on …

Biosorption performance of date palm empty fruit bunch wastes for toxic hexavalent chromium removal

K Rambabu, G Bharath, F Banat, PL Show - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Biosorption ability of date palm empty fruit bunch (DPEFB) was examined for the removal of
toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr 6+) ions from synthetic wastewater. The pretreated DPEFB …

Surface-modified spherical lignin particles with superior Cr (VI) removal efficiency

HW Kwak, H Lee, KH Lee - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignin, natural aromatic polymer derived from plant dry matter, is second abundant
biopolymer. Recently, interest in applications of lignin, especially as an adsorbent material is …

Lignin-based nanomaterials for food and pharmaceutical applications: Recent trends and future outlook

B Abraham, VL Syamnath, KB Arun, PMF Zahra… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small particles of size ranging from 1 to 100 nm are referred to as nanoparticles.
Nanoparticles have tremendous applications in various sectors, including the areas of food …