Review on heavy metal adsorption processes by carbon nanotubes

SS Fiyadh, MA AlSaadi, WZ Jaafar, MK AlOmar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The most important and indispensable substance for life on earth is water. Regrettably, the
growths of civilization, population, and industrssialization have led to a steady deterioration …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

Biosorption: current perspectives on concept, definition and application

M Fomina, GM Gadd - Bioresource technology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Biosorption is a physico-chemical and metabolically-independent process based on a
variety of mechanisms including absorption, adsorption, ion exchange, surface …

Synthesis of amino functionalized magnetic graphenes composite material and its application to remove Cr (VI), Pb (II), Hg (II), Cd (II) and Ni (II) from contaminated …

X Guo, B Du, Q Wei, J Yang, L Hu, L Yan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In the present study, a kind of graphenes magnetic material (Fe 3 O 4-GS) was prepared by
compositing graphene sheet with ferroferric oxide, and shown to be effictive for removing Cr …

Pyrolytic temperatures impact lead sorption mechanisms by bagasse biochars

W Ding, X Dong, IM Ime, B Gao, LQ Ma - Chemosphere, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The characteristics and mechanisms of Pb sorption by biochars produced from sugarcane
bagasse at 250, 400, 500, and 600° C were examined. The Pb sorption isotherms, kinetics …

Biosorption: critical review of scientific rationale, environmental importance and significance for pollution treatment

GM Gadd - Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biosorption may be simply defined as the removal of substances from solution by biological
material. Such substances can be organic and inorganic, and in gaseous, soluble or …

Mechanisms of heavy metal removal using microorganisms as biosorbent

V Javanbakht, SA Alavi, H Zilouei - Water Science and Technology, 2014‏ - iwaponline.com
Release and distribution of heavy metals through industrial wastewaters has adverse affects
on the environment via contamination of surface-and ground-water resources. Biosorption of …

Sorption of divalent metal ions from aqueous solution by carbon nanotubes: a review

GP Rao, C Lu, F Su - Separation and purification technology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
In this article, the technical feasibility of various kinds of raw and surface oxidized carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) for sorption of divalent metal ions (Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Zn2+) from …

When nanoparticles meet biofilms—interactions guiding the environmental fate and accumulation of nanoparticles

K Ikuma, AW Decho, BLT Lau - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Bacteria are essential components of all natural and many engineered systems. The most
active fractions of bacteria are now recognized to occur as biofilms, where cells are attached …

Characterization, recovery opportunities, and valuation of metals in municipal sludges from US wastewater treatment plants nationwide

P Westerhoff, S Lee, Y Yang, GW Gordon… - … science & technology, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
US sewage sludges were analyzed for 58 regulated and nonregulated elements by ICP-MS
and electron microscopy to explore opportunities for removal and recovery. Sludge/water …