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 …

Banana peel as a biosorbent for the decontamination of water pollutants. A review

KG Akpomie, J Conradie - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020 - Springer
Pollution of environmental waters and ecosystems is increasing. Adsorption is an effective
technique for water decontamination, but is limited by the cost of commercial adsorbents …

A review of technologies for manganese removal from wastewaters

DS Patil, SM Chavan, JUK Oubagaranadin - Journal of Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Today, heavy metal pollution is of prime concern from the environmental point of view.
Among the heavy metals, manganese is a very common contaminant of wastewater and …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism on the sorption of heavy metals from binary-solution by a low cost montmorillonite and its desorption potential

KG Akpomie, FA Dawodu, KO Adebowale - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
The potential of a low-cost Nigerian montmorillonite for the adsorption of Ni (II) and Mn (II)
ions from aqueous solution was investigated by batch mode. XRD, SEM and BET analysis …

Efficient removal of microplastics from aqueous solution by a novel magnetic biochar: performance, mechanism, and reusability

J Wu, C Yang, H Zhao, J Shi, Z Liu, C Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics'(MPs) pollution removal from water bodies has become an urgent task to
ensure water quality safety and water ecological security on a global scale. In this work …

Chromium (VI) removal from water using cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)-modified montmorillonite

S Liu, M Chen, X Cao, G Li, D Zhang, M Li… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite (Mt) has been used widely for metal removal from water and wastewater due
to its various advantages including low cost, large surface area, high structure stability, and …

[HTML][HTML] Acid-modified montmorillonite for sorption of heavy metals from automobile effluent

KG Akpomie, FA Dawodu - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and …, 2016 - Elsevier
An acid treated montmorillonite was utilized as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of
heavy metals from an automobile effluent. The adsorbent was characterized by the Fourier …

The adsorption of copper, lead metal ions, and methylene blue dye from aqueous solution by pure and treated fennel seeds

N Mabungela, ND Shooto, F Mtunzi… - Adsorption Science & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This research work reports on pure and acid-treated fennel seed biomaterials for the
removal of metal ions of copper Cu (II), lead Pb (II), and methylene blue (MB) dye from …

Adsorption of methylene blue in aqueous medium by activated carbon from peanut shells

I Sanou, H Bamogo, A Sanou, M Ouedraogo, L Saadi… - Chemistry Africa, 2024 - Springer
The valorization of lignocellulosic biomass with the aim of producing activated carbon is a
strategy to combat pollution and protect the environment. The study is about the process for …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of a low-cost bentonite for heavy metal abstraction from binary component system

KG Akpomie, FA Dawodu - Beni-suef university journal of basic and …, 2015 - Elsevier
A low-cost and easily obtainable Nigerian bentonite (UAB) was utilized for the removal of
heavy metals (Nickel and Manganese) from a binary system. The bentonite was used …