Insight into wastewater decontamination using polymeric adsorbents

PA Alaba, NA Oladoja, YM Sani, OB Ayodele… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of polymeric adsorbent for decontamination of various sources of water was
critically reviewed. This arises from the alarming increase in water scarcity in many parts of …

Selected performance of alkali-activated mine tailings as cementitious composites: A review

BA Akinyemi, PA Alaba, A Rashedi - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
There is presently a global surge in the demand on extractive industries for their product,
which is associated with extraction, processing, and production of valuable minerals through …

Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies of lead ion and zinc ion adsorption from aqueous solution onto activated carbon prepared from palm oil mill effluent

GA Adebisi, ZZ Chowdhury, PA Alaba - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
An efficient activated carbon was prepared using palm oil mill effluent as a precursor. The
adsorption capacity of activated carbon for lead ion and zinc ion from aqueous media was …

Adsorption of heavy metal from industrial wastewater onto low-cost Malaysian kaolin clay–based adsorbent

JB Chai, PI Au, NM Mubarak, M Khalid, WPQ Ng… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Adsorption capacity and percentage removal efficiency of Cu (II) and Ni (II) ions were
studied and compared between raw kaolinite and acid-activated kaolinite. Acid-activated …

Synthesis and characterization of Ethiopian kaolin for the removal of basic yellow (BY 28) dye from aqueous solution as a potential adsorbent

TA Aragaw, FT Angerasa - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
In the present research, the kaolin adsorbents (beneficiated, raw powder, and calcined)
were prepared from Ethiopian natural kaolin through mechanical, wet, and thermal …

Sandwich-structured nickel/kaolinite catalyst with boosted stability for dry reforming of methane with carbon dioxide

H Qu, H Yang, L Han, S He, J Liu, R Hu, H Su… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dry reforming of methane (DRM), catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and methane into
syngas, is an appealing process that converts two greenhouse gases into a versatile …

Mechanochemical Amorphization of α-Chitin and Conversion into Oligomers of N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine

G Margoutidis, VH Parsons, CS Bottaro… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Mechanochemical treatment offers great potential for environmentally sustainable
processing of chitin within the context of biomass valorization. Using powder X-ray …

Applications of lamellar membranes reconstructed from clay mineral-based nanosheets: a review

K Saha, J Deka, RK Gogoi, KKR Datta… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Owing to their abundance, ecofriendliness, and multifaceted properties, natural clay
minerals are among the most trusted and widely utilized materials on earth. One of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic & thermodynamic studies of green fuel additive solketal from crude glycerol over metakaolin clay catalyst

I Zahid, M Ayoub, MH Nazir, F Sher… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiesel synthesis produces about 10% glycerol as a byproduct, prompting environmental
concerns. The utilization of crude glycerol into valuable products requires an Eco-friendly …

Modified natural kaolin clay as an active, selective, and stable catalyst for methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether

MA El-Aal, AEAA Said, MH Abdallah, MN Goda - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this work, the production of dimethyl ether (DME) from methanol over natural kaolin clay
modified through impregnation with various percentages of H2SO4, WO3, or ZrO2 catalysts …