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 …

Clays are naturally occurring environment-friendly materials possessing high specific
surface area and good cation exchange capacity. Montmorillonite, one of the widely …

Clay minerals and their modified derivatives have composed a large family of adsorbents
which can be used for the adsorption of most of the chemical contaminants from aqueous …

Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers has led to increased nitrate concentrations in
groundwater that pose a threat to human health, via nitrate-contaminated potable water, and …

Water pollution due to organic contaminants is a serious issue because of acute toxicities
and carcinogenic nature of the pollutants. Among various water treatment methods …

Organic pollution is the term used when large quantities of organic compounds. It origi‐
nates from domestic sewage, urban run-off, industrial effluents and agriculture wastewater …

Although clay minerals play fundamental roles in many environmental processes, especially
in controlling the movement of various ions and molecules in soils, they are also useful …

Toxic dyes have threatened human health through the consumption of polluted water, so
removal of dyes from wastewater has become a hot topic in both academic and industrial …

The water and soil contamination by aromatic hydrocarbons has been increasing over the
years, due to its use in several industrial segments. Hydrocarbons are described as …

This study aimed to investigate the removal of Reactive Blue 19 from colored wastewater
using Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles modified with L-arginine (Fe 3 O 4@ L-arginine). In …