A review on the adsorption of heavy metals by clay minerals, with special focus on the past decade

MK Uddin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Adsorption has been proved to be the best process of water treatment because of its
significant advantages. Clays and their minerals are abundant and cheap material …

A critical review of clay-based composites with enhanced adsorption performance for metal and organic pollutants

H Han, MK Rafiq, T Zhou, R Xu, O Mašek… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adsorption techniques offer unique advantages owing to the use of synthetic (eg, nanosized
metal oxides and polymer-functionalized nanocomposites) and natural (eg, clay and …

A systematic review on adsorptive removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions: Recent advances

AU Rajapaksha, R Selvasembian, A Ashiq… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The contamination of natural resources by hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) originating from
natural and anthropogenic activities is a serious environmental concern. Although many …

Progress in surface-modified silicas for Cr (VI) adsorption: A review

AK Mallik, MA Moktadir, MA Rahman… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various toxic chemicals are discharging to the environment due to rapid industrialization
and polluting soil, water, and air causing numerous diseases including life-threatening …

Assessing of lead (III) capturing from contaminated wastewater using ligand doped conjugate adsorbent

MR Awual - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
A ligand doped conjugate adsorbent was prepared by indirect ligand immobilization onto
the mesoporous silica for lead (Pb (II)) ions detection and adsorption from aqueous media …

Clay–polymer nanocomposites: Progress and challenges for use in sustainable water treatment

R Mukhopadhyay, D Bhaduri, B Sarkar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Contaminant removal from water involves various technologies among which adsorption is
considered to be simple, effective, economical, and sustainable. In recent years …

Reduction of Cr (VI) in simulated groundwater by FeS-coated iron magnetic nanoparticles

Y Gong, L Gai, J Tang, J Fu, Q Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract FeS-coated iron (Fe/FeS) magnetic nanoparticles were easily prepared,
characterized, and applied for Cr (VI) removal in simulated groundwater. TEM, XRD, and …

Ex-situ remediation technologies for environmental pollutants: a critical perspective

S Kuppusamy, T Palanisami, M Megharaj… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2016 - Springer
Pollution and the global health impacts from toxic environmental pollutants are presently of
great concern. At present, more than 100 million people are at risk from exposure to a …

Adsorption of heavy metals on kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review

SS Gupta, KG Bhattacharyya - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The process of adsorption is considered to be one of the best water treatment technologies
around the world. Different heavy metals, due to their toxic and hazardous nature, are …

Surface functionalization of bamboo leave mediated synthesized SiO2 nanoparticles: Study of adsorption mechanism, isotherms and enhanced adsorption capacity …

P Sharma, J Prakash, T Palai, R Kaushal - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) provides economic and environmental benefits as
an alternative to chemical or physical methods. Furthermore, the surface properties of such …