Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

A review on sources, identification and treatment strategies for the removal of toxic Arsenic from water system

BS Rathi, PS Kumar - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic liberation and accumulation in the groundwater environment are both affected by
the presence of primary ions and soluble organic matter. The most important influencing role …

[HTML][HTML] Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review

KN Palansooriya, SM Shaheen, SS Chen… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has led to adverse environmental
impacts. In this review, we discussed remediation of PTEs contaminated soils through …

A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: the significance of modification and redox reactions

R Amen, H Bashir, I Bibi, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Enhanced sorption of trivalent antimony by chitosan-loaded biochar in aqueous solutions: Characterization, performance and mechanisms

H Chen, Y Gao, A El-Naggar, NK Niazi, C Sun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Contamination of aquatic systems by antimony (Sb) is a worldwide issue due to its risks to
eco-environment and human health. Batch sorption experiments were conducted to assess …

Development of sustainable magnetic chitosan biosorbent beads for kinetic remediation of arsenic contaminated water

A Ayub, ZA Raza, MI Majeed, MR Tariq… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the preparation of both control chitosan and magnetic chitosan beads as
biosorbents using chitosan as matrix and magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles as …

Selective removal of arsenic in water: A critical review

L Weerasundara, YS Ok, J Bundschuh - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Selective removal of arsenic (As) is the key challenge for any of As removal mechanisms as
this not only increases the efficiency of removal of the main As species (neutral As (III) and …

Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review

KN Palansooriya, Y Yang, YF Tsang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

Potentially toxic elements in the environment–a review of sources, sinks, pathways and mitigation measures

R Nieder, DK Benbi - Reviews on Environmental Health, 2024 - degruyter.com
Pollution of ecosystems with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has become a global problem
with serious consequences for public health. The PTEs are hazardous to humans owing to …

Synthesis, characterization and application of novel MnO and CuO impregnated biochar composites to sequester arsenic (As) from water: modeling, thermodynamics …

M Imran, MM Iqbal, J Iqbal, NS Shah, ZUH Khan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed at enhancing the adsorption potential of novel nanocomposites of
Sesbania bispinosa biochar (SBC) with copper oxide (SBC/CuO) and manganese oxide …