A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

A review on the application of clay minerals as heavy metal adsorbents for remediation purposes

BO Otunola, OO Ololade - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Clay minerals are affordable, abundant, naturally occurring minerals found in many parts of
the world that have been used effectively for remediation of many contaminants. This review …

Recent progress in marine foul-release polymeric nanocomposite coatings

MS Selim, MA Shenashen, SA El-Safty… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Progress in materials science is associated with the development of nanomaterials in terms
of energy-saving, environmentally friendly, and low-cost methods. Since the use of tributyltin …

Highly efficient lead distribution by magnetic sewage sludge biochar: sorption mechanisms and bench applications

J Ifthikar, J Wang, Q Wang, T Wang, H Wang… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highly efficient magnetic sewage sludge biochar (MSSBC) discloses feasible fabrication
process with lower production cost, superior adsorption capacity, usage of waste sewage …

Characteristics and mechanisms of nickel adsorption on biochars produced from wheat straw pellets and rice husk

Z Shen, Y Zhang, O McMillan, F **… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The adsorption characteristics and mechanisms of Ni 2+ on four-standard biochars
produced from wheat straw pellets (WSP550, WSP700) and rice husk (RH550, RH700) at …

A calcined clay fixed bed adsorption studies for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions

L Khalfa, A Sdiri, M Bagane, ML Cervera - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
A natural clay material from southern Tunisia was used as a low cost sorbent in a column-
wise removal of metal pollutants. This is fundamentally important for a sustainable …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative study on the biosorption of Pb (II), Cd (II) and Zn (II) using Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus): kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics

E Hassan - Chem Int, 2016 - academia.edu
The release of toxic metals into the water bodies causes serious problem because of their
persistence in the ecosystem, thereby leading to a high risk to both wildlife and humans. Pb …

Sono-assisted adsorption of Cristal Violet dye onto Tunisian Smectite Clay: Characterization, kinetics and adsorption isotherms

W Hamza, N Dammak, HB Hadjltaief… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present work describes the removal of Crystal violet from aqueous solution by Sono-
assisted adsorption on Raw Tunisian Smectite Clay (RSC). This material was purified by …

A comprehensive review on sustainable clay-based geopolymers for wastewater treatment: circular economy and future outlook

A Maged, HA El-Fattah, RM Kamel, S Kharbish… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
In the present era of significant industrial development, the presence and dispersal of
countless water contaminants in water bodies worldwide have rendered them unsuitable for …

Green and cost-efficient functionalized clay adsorbent enables one-step ultraefficient removal of Pb (II) at very low and high concentrations

H Zhang, X Fan, X Liu, Q He, W Zhao, L Han, J Cui… - Applied Clay …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is always a huge challenge to purify wastewater containing very low or high concentrations
of heavy metal ions to drinking water level (World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines) by …