Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review

AI Osman, EMA El-Monaem, AM Elgarahy… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Springer
Access to drinkable water is becoming more and more challenging due to worldwide
pollution and the cost of water treatments. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption on …

A review on algae biosorption for the removal of hazardous pollutants from wastewater: Limiting factors, prospects and recommendations

B Ramesh, A Saravanan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Heavy metals, dyes and pharmaceutical pollutants in water environment are considered as
serious threat to the human and animal health globally. Rapid development of …

Metal-doped biochar for selective recovery and reuse of phosphate from water: Modification design, removal mechanism, and reutilization strategy

J Qu, W Peng, M Wang, K Cui, J Zhang, F Bi… - Bioresource …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) plays a crucial role in plant growth, which can provide nutrients for plants.
Nonetheless, excessive phosphate can cause eutrophication of water, deterioration of …

Exogenous selenium promotes cadmium reduction and selenium enrichment in rice: Evidence, mechanisms, and perspectives

F Huang, L Chen, Y Zhou, J Huang, F Wu, Q Hu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice, a global environmental issue, poses a significant threat
to human health due to its widespread presence and potential transfer through the food …

Biosorption of heavy metals with algae: Critical review of its application in real effluents

JI Ordóñez, S Cortés, P Maluenda, I Soto - Sustainability, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Biosorption is a variant of sorption techniques in which the adsorbent is a material of
biological origin. It has become an economic and ecological alternative for the treatment of …

Applying the first microcapsule-based self-healing microbial-induced calcium carbonate materials to prevent the migration of Pb ions

ZF Xue, WC Cheng, L Wang, P Qin, YX **e… - Environmental Research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) accumulation can lead to serious threats to surrounding environments and
damage to the liver and kidneys. In the past few years, microbial-induced carbonate …

Biological roles of soil microbial consortium on promoting safe crop production in heavy metal (loid) contaminated soil: A systematic review

N Wang, X Wang, L Chen, H Liu, Y Wu… - Science of the total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Heavy metal (loid)(HM) pollution of agricultural soils is a growing global
environmental concern that affects planetary health. Numerous studies have shown that soil …

Improving radish phosphorus utilization efficiency and inhibiting Cd and Pb uptake by using heavy metal-immobilizing and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria

S Qin, H Zhang, Y He, Z Chen, L Yao, H Han - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria play a key role in increasing plant growth as potential
suppliers of soluble phosphorus and have great potential for the remediation of heavy metal …

Effects of culture pH on cell surface properties and biosorption of Pb (II), Cd (II), Zn (II) of green alga Neochloris oleoabundans

S Gu, CQ Lan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass has been established as a promising biosorbent for heavy metal ion
(HMI) removal from contaminated waters. In this study, the cell surface properties of green …

Palm leaves based biochar: advanced material characterization and heavy metal adsorption study

IW Almanassra, A Chatla, Y Zakaria… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024‏ - Springer
The current report provides the synthesis and characterization of palm tree leaves biochar
(PL-BC) prepared by simple thermal pyrolysis at 550° C, which was then used for the …