Developments and application of chitosan-based adsorbents for wastewater treatments

P Bhatt, S Joshi, GMU Bayram, P Khati… - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Water quality is deteriorating continuously as increasing levels of toxic inorganic and
organic contaminants mostly discharging into the aquatic environment. Removal of such …

A review on green synthesis of nanoparticles and their diverse biomedical and environmental applications

MS Samuel, M Ravikumar, A John J, E Selvarajan… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent times, metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have been regarded as having important
commercial utility. However, the potential toxicity of these nanomaterials has also been a …

Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater

AN Doyo, R Kumar, MA Barakat - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

Recent advances in removal techniques of Cr (VI) toxic ion from aqueous solution: A comprehensive review

H Karimi-Maleh, A Ayati, S Ghanbari, Y Orooji… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, due to the economic and industrial development, water contaminated with heavy
metals is a significant concern and one of the acute global environmental problems …

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution using carbon-based adsorbents: A review

C Duan, T Ma, J Wang, Y Zhou - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination has been a serious threat to environment and human health.
Carbon-based materials, from biochar/activated carbon to modified materials (ie carbon …

Graphene oxide-based nanomaterials for the treatment of pollutants in the aquatic environment: Recent trends and perspectives–A review

SD Priyadharshini, S Manikandan, R Kiruthiga… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide can be used to store energy, as electrodes and purify industrial and
domestic wastewater as photocatalysts and adsorbents because of its remarkable thermal …

Graphene oxide/polydopamine modified montmorillonite/carboxymethyl chitosan composite aerogel for efficient removal of Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+: Adsorption …

M Yuan, D Liu, W Liu, Z Song, S Shang, Z Wang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A novel ternary composite aerogel was prepared from graphene oxide (GO), polydopamine-
modified montmorillonite (PDA-MMT), and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) for the removal …

[HTML][HTML] Review on recent progress in chitosan/chitin-carbonaceous material composites for the adsorption of water pollutants

MJ Ahmed, BH Hameed, EH Hummadi - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan and chitin are categorized as low cost, renewable and eco-friendly biopolymers.
However, they have low mechanical properties and unfavorable pore properties in terms of …

Recent advances in hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solutions by adsorptive methods

VE Pakade, NT Tavengwa, LM Madikizela - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Chromium exists mainly in two forms in environmental matrices, namely, the hexavalent (Cr
(VI)) and trivalent (Cr (III)) chromium. While Cr (III) is a micronutrient, Cr (VI) is a known …