Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

Water pollution is a global problem threatening the entire biosphere and affecting the life of
many millions of people around the world. Not only is water pollution one of the foremost …

Nanomaterials are of much interest and are considered as efficient adsorbents for
wastewater treatment because of their small particle sizes, large specific surface areas …

Nanosized metal oxides (NMOs), including nanosized ferric oxides, manganese oxides,
aluminum oxides, titanium oxides, magnesium oxides and cerium oxides, provide high …

In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted incredible chemical and
material research interests because of their prominent properties and charming structures …

Nowadays there is a continuously increasing worldwide concern for the development of
wastewater treatment technologies. The utilization of iron oxide nanomaterials has received …

Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

1. INTRODUCTION Water is the most important and essential component on the earth for
vital activities of living beings. Unfortunately, water quality of our water resources is …

The science of interface between the inorganic pollutants (heavy metal and metalloid ions)
and the adsorbents is gaining increasing interest for wastewater remediation applications to …

Hexavalent chromium is a well-known highly toxic metal, considered a priority pollutant.
Industrial sources of Cr (VI) include leather tanning, cooling tower blowdown, plating …