Heavy metal removal by biomass-derived carbon nanotubes as a greener environmental remediation: A comprehensive review

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, CK Cheng, R Luque, S Thomas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentrations of heavy metal ions found in waterways near industrial zones are often
exceed the prescribed limits, posing a continued danger to the environment and public …

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution using carbon-based adsorbents: A review

C Duan, T Ma, J Wang, Y Zhou - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has been a serious threat to environment and human health.
Carbon-based materials, from biochar/activated carbon to modified materials (ie carbon …

A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism

J Xu, Z Cao, Y Zhang, Z Yuan, Z Lou, X Xu, X Wang - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes and graphene, have drawn
wide attention in recent years as novel materials for environmental applications. Notably, the …

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 …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

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 …

Clay based nanocomposites for removal of heavy metals from water: A review

VB Yadav, R Gadi, S Kalra - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The exponential increment in world population, recent industrialization, civilization,
agricultural and household activities leads to greater levels of water pollution in terms of …

Engineered nanomaterials for water treatment and remediation: Costs, benefits, and applicability

AS Adeleye, JR Conway, K Garner, Y Huang… - Chemical engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of nanotechnology in drinking water treatment and pollution cleanup is
promising, as demonstrated by a number of field-based (pilot and full scale) and bench …

Nanomaterials for the adsorptive treatment of Hg (II) ions from water

K Vikrant, KH Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The prolific growth of modern industrial practices has been accompanied by the extensive
release of effluents rich in toxic byproducts (eg, mercury). Therefore, the abatement of such …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application

MMA Aslam, HW Kuo, W Den, M Usman, M Sultan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …