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Application of conventional and emerging low-cost adsorbents as sustainable materials for removal of contaminants from water
The impact of water pollution has led to the search for cost-effective and environmentally friendly treatment processes to alleviate the associated...
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Removal of Ammonia Nitrogen from Aqueous Media with Low-cost Adsorbents: a Review
Ammonia nitrogen pollutant in aqueous media is difficult to treat, which leads to a deterioration of pristine water ecosystems because of...
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Adsorptive Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Using Low-Cost Adsorbents Derived from Agro-based Materials
Recently, anthropogenic activities have evolved into sources of pollution, particularly when it comes to the discharge of harmful heavy metals into...
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Sustainable use of low-cost adsorbents prepared from waste fruit peels for the removal of selected reactive and basic dyes found in wastewaters
Agricultural wastes are potential sustainable adsorbents since they are available in large quantities, are low-cost, and may require little or no...
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Adsorptive Removal of Rhodamine B Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Mineral Materials as Low-Cost Adsorbents
In this work, the potential adsorption abilities of mineral materials such as zeolite (Ze), halloysite (Ha), chalcedonite (Ch), and Devonian sand...
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Development of Novel Sustainable Waste-Based Adsorbents for Water Treatments
This chapter focuses on utilizing waste materials as potential adsorbents for water treatment, thereby offering a twofold solution—effective removal...
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Heavy Metal Removal by Low-Cost Adsorbents
Water pollution is one of the foremost environmental issues to deal with worldwide. Heavy metal remediation from water bodies is of particular...
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Fluoride removal by low-cost palm shell activated carbon modified with prawn shell chitosan adsorbents
Hydrofluoric acid is used in large volumes during solar panels manufacturing for cleaning purpose. It results in the generation of wastewater...
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Arsenic Removal from Ground Water by Neem Bio-adsorbents
In recent decades, it has been discovered that the presence of Arsenic in water bodies, particularly groundwater, has become a major problem. Arsenic...
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Remediation of Dyes from Industrial Wastewater Using Low-Cost Adsorbents
Due to the huge application of dye to color the product in many industries like pigments, leather, and textile, enormous amount of dyes are...
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Transforming low-quality cotton fibers into dye adsorbents
Low-quality cotton fibers are a low-value waste material within the cotton industry. Upcycling and transforming into high-value materials are highly...
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Agro-based Adsorbents for Dye Removal from Aqueous Solutions: A Review
Dyes or coloring agents are discharged into the environment from numerous industries. These pollutants pose a serious threat to the ecosystem due to...
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A cost-effective approach for decontamination of used lubricant oil: enhanced recovery of base oil using different adsorbents
Lubricant oil is commonly used to reduce friction and prevent corrosion. It also protects the metallic components of the machine from wear and tear...
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Application and Development Strategies of Nano-Adsorbents on Mercury Remediation
With the global increase in urbanization and industrialization, the threat to natural ecosystems and biodiversity in the form of pollution is...
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Low-Cost Magnetic Adsorbents for Water Remediation
Magnetic composites prepared from magnetite nanoparticles and tea waste were synthesized and applied as adsorbents for the removal of three...
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Low-cost materials for swine wastewater treatment using adsorption and Fenton’s process
Untreated swine wastewater (SW) discharge leads to serious consequences such as water quality decreasing related to eutrophication and proliferation...
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Porous polymer magnetic adsorbents for dye wastewater treatment
Dye wastewater discharged from industries has caused serious environmental problems. The recent decade has witnessed adsorption technology emerging...
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Bimetallic adsorbents for wastewater treatment: a review
The rising pollution of water resources is threatening the health of humans and ecosystems, calling for advanced methods to clean polluted waters....
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Low-Cost Filter Media for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Industry Wastewater Effluents
The most hazardous pollutants are found in textile wastewater. Finding filter media that can serve as an adsorbent for treating textile wastewater...
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Recent developments and challenges in uranium extraction from seawater through amidoxime-functionalized adsorbents
As per statistical estimations, we have only around 100 years of uranium life in terrestrial ores. In contrast, seawater has viable uranium resources...
