Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

Adsorption of heavy metal ions by various low-cost adsorbents: a review

R Chakraborty, A Asthana, AK Singh… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental pollution, particularly from heavy metal ions in the wastewater, is one of the
most serious concerns of the world. In the pursuit of remedial action, various conventional …

Global evaluation of heavy metal content in surface water bodies: A meta-analysis using heavy metal pollution indices and multivariate statistical analyses

V Kumar, RD Parihar, A Sharma, P Bakshi, GPS Sidhu… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by increasing activities of population and the necessity to provide them
with goods and services that use water as a vital resource. The contamination of water due …

Development of fruit waste derived bio-adsorbents for wastewater treatment: A review

NH Solangi, J Kumar, SA Mazari, S Ahmed… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hazardous contamination of water is a major hurdle in the provision of usable and drinkable
water to the world. Innovative, economic, renewable and environment friendly technologies …

Comprehensive review on synthesis and application of activated carbon from agricultural residues for the remediation of venomous pollutants in wastewater

M Lewoyehu - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Various agricultural wastes such as Rice husk, wheat bran, coconut coir pith, wheat husk,
tea waste, and teff husk have received attention to the remediation of toxic pollutants due to …

Batch adsorption studies on surface tailored chitosan/orange peel hydrogel composite for the removal of Cr (VI) and Cu (II) ions from synthetic wastewater

S Pavithra, G Thandapani, S Sugashini, PN Sudha… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Elimination of heavy metals from wastewater has been a significant process to improve the
aquatic source's quality. Various materials act as very effective adsorbents to remove heavy …

Current advancement and future prospect of biosorbents for bioremediation

S Singh, V Kumar, S Datta, DS Dhanjal… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing use of heavy metals, synthetic dyes and pesticides is a major environmental
concern. Wastewaters containing heavy metals and dyes, extensively released from small …

Agricultural waste peels as versatile biomass for water purification–A review

A Bhatnagar, M Sillanpää, A Witek-Krowiak - Chemical engineering journal, 2015 - Elsevier
Agricultural waste peels have been recognized as an ecological burden for the society.
However, waste peels, as lignocellulosic biomass-rich materials, have stimulated new …

Evaluation of thermodynamic parameters for adsorption of heavy metals by green adsorbents

MN Sahmoune - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Thermodynamic parameters Δ G°, Δ H° and Δ S° are indicators of the possible
nature of adsorption. This review summarizes the thermodynamic properties of metal …

Bioadsorbents for remediation of heavy metals: current status and their future prospects

VK Gupta, A Nayak, S Agarwal - Environmental engineering …, 2015 - koreascience.kr
The biosorption process has been established as characteristics of dead biomasses of both
cellulosic and microbial origin to bind metal ion pollutants from aqueous suspension. The …