Activated carbon from biomass waste precursors: Factors affecting production and adsorption mechanism

M Gayathiri, T Pulingam, KT Lee, K Sudesh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of activated carbon is evidenced by the increased scope of carbon-based
applications in various industrial applications including pharmaceutical antidotes …

Layered double hydroxide materials: A review on their preparation, characterization, and applications

J Kameliya, A Verma, P Dutta, C Arora, S Vyas… - Inorganics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential
applications, are deliberated upon in view of their specific properties, such as adsorbent …

Activated biochar derived from Opuntia ficus-indica for the efficient adsorption of malachite green dye, Cu+ 2 and Ni+ 2 from water

M Choudhary, R Kumar, S Neogi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Applicability of biochar in water treatment is gaining interest due to its sustainability and low
production cost. Herein, the biochar (BC) and activated biochar (ABC) synthesized from the …

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 …

Clay mineral adsorbents for heavy metal removal from wastewater: a review

S Gu, X Kang, L Wang, E Lichtfouse… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2019 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution such as water contamination by Pb, Hg, Cu, Cd and Cr ions is
induced by rapid urbanization and industrialization and is a major threat to human health …

Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review

SM Shaheen, NK Niazi, NEE Hassan… - International …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Recently, biochar has received significant attention, especially for the removal of potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) from water and wastewater. No review has been focused on the …

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 …

Adsorption behavior and mechanism of Mg/Fe layered double hydroxide with Fe3O4-carbon spheres on the removal of Pb (II) and Cu (II)

Y **e, X Yuan, Z Wu, G Zeng, L Jiang, X Peng… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mg/Fe layered double hydroxide loaded with Magnetic (Fe 3 O 4) carbon spheres (MCs@
Mg/Fe-LDHs) was firstly synthesized by a facile in-situ co-precipitation method to remove Pb …

Mussel-inspired synthesis of polydopamine-functionalized graphene hydrogel as reusable adsorbents for water purification

H Gao, Y Sun, J Zhou, R Xu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present a one-step approach to polydopamine-modified graphene hydrogel, with
dopamine serving as both reductant and surface functionalization agents. The synthetic …

Adsorption behavior of EDTA-graphene oxide for Pb (II) removal

CJ Madadrang, HY Kim, G Gao, N Wang… - … applied materials & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Chelating groups are successfully linked to graphene oxide (GO) surfaces through a
silanization reaction between N-(trimethoxysilylpropyl) ethylenediamine triacetic acid (EDTA …