Natural and synthetic clays have been used as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals and
dyes from aqueous solution for many decades. In the last decade, exfoliating the natural …

Increased antibiotic use worldwide has become a major concern because of their health and
environmental impacts. Since most antibiotic residues can hardly be removed from …

In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Mitigation of toxic contaminants from wastewater is crucial to the safety and sustainability of
the aquatic ecosystem and human health. There is a pressing need to find economical and …

Adsorption process has been widely used for treatment of wastewaters due to its simplicity
and lower costs as compared to other traditional technologies. Among the alternative …

The increasing anthropogenic pressure results in environmental pollution and thus
adversely affects the integrity of ecosystems. Consequently, various methods of removing …

There are number of water purification techniques but the adsorption is one of the most
simplest, effective and economical method for wastewater purification. In this article a large …

Eco-friendly adsorbent of chitosan–montmorillonite/polyaniline (CH–Mt/PANI)
nanocomposite was synthesized by the intercalation of CH into Mt through ion-exchange …

Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants by nanocomposites is one of the most interesting
methods used around the world. However, it is difficult for photocatalysts to provide excellent …

In recent years, the combination of experimental and theoretical study to explain
adsorbate/adsorbent interactions has attracted the attention of researchers. In this context …