Enhanced removal of nitrate from water using surface modification of adsorbents–a review

P Loganathan, S Vigneswaran, J Kandasamy - Journal of environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Elevated concentration of nitrate results in eutrophication of natural water bodies affecting
the aquatic environment and reduces the quality of drinking water. This in turn causes harm …

Nitrate contamination in water resources, human health risks and its remediation through adsorption: a focused review

N Patel, AL Srivastav, A Patel, A Singh… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The level of nitrate in water has been increasing considerably all around the world due to
vast application of inorganic nitrogen fertiliser and animal manure. Because of nitrate's high …

Development of iron-based biochar for enhancing nitrate adsorption: Effects of specific surface area, electrostatic force, and functional groups

Z Zhang, G Huang, P Zhang, J Shen, S Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The problem of nitrate contamination in water has attracted widespread attention. Original
biochar has a poor adsorption capacity for nitrate adsorption. Iron impregnation and acid …

Evaluation of nitrate and phosphate adsorption on Al-modified biochar: Influence of Al content

Q Yin, H Ren, R Wang, Z Zhao - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochars with different Al contents (ie, 5, 10, 15, and 20 wt%) were prepared to evaluate their
adsorption capacities for nitrate (NO 3−) and phosphate (PO 4 3−) from eutrophic water …

Carbon-based slow-release fertilizers for efficient nutrient management: synthesis, applications, and future research needs

M Rashid, Q Hussain, KS Khan, MI Alwabel… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2021 - Springer
In modern agriculture, fertilizers are the most significant prerequisite to ensure sustainable
crop production, and the intervention of chemical fertilizers has markedly increased crop …

Challenges and opportunities of nutrient recovery from human urine using biochar for fertilizer applications

A Pathy, J Ray, B Paramasivan - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Although urine constitutes less than 1% volume of the total wastewater, it adds up 50–80%
of the nutrient load [Phosphates (PO 4 3−) and Nitrates (NO 3−), Ammonium (NH 4+)] in …

Adsorption studies for the removal of nitrate using chitosan/PEG and chitosan/PVA polymer composites

A Rajeswari, A Amalraj, A Pius - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study of the removal of nitrate ions using polyethylene glycol/chitosan
and polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan composites were investigated. A series of batch experiments …

Recent advances on activated carbon-based materials for nitrate adsorption: A review

MJ Ahmed, BH Hameed, MA Khan - Journal of Analytical and Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrate contaminant has a real impact on aquatic environmental systems and public health
due to its increasing discharge from agricultural and industrial activities. In particular, high …

Carbon-silica mesoporous composite in situ prepared from coal gasification fine slag by acid leaching method and its application in nitrate removing

D Zhu, J Zuo, Y Jiang, J Zhang, J Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coal gasification fine slag (CGFS) was produced in the coal gasification process which was
classified as an industrial solid waste. It was featured with naturally formed amorphous …

Treatment of nitrate containing wastewater by adsorption process using polypyrrole-modified plastic-carbon: Characteristic and mechanism

Y Shen, N Chen, Z Feng, C Feng, Y Deng - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polypyrrole-modified plastic-carbon (PET-PPy) composite was prepared by using high
porosity plastic-carbon materials and a special do** mechanism of polypyrrole to remove …