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... 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine immobilized on sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-coated magnetite and was used for removal of Cd(II) and Ni(II) ions from aqueous solution. The prepared product was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The size of the nanoparticles according to SEM was obtained around 20–35 ...
Chroococcidiopsis thermalis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Nostoc punctiforme; adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; binding capacity; binding sites; biomass; biosorption; cadmium; decontamination; heavy metals; hot springs; industrial effluents; models; pH; phytoremediation; radioactivity; radionuclides; radium; sorption isotherms; uranium; water pollution; water treatment
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... Biomass-based decontamination methods are among the most interesting water treatment techniques. In this study, 2 cyanobacterial strains, Nostoc punctiforme A.S/S4 and Chroococcidiopsis thermalis S.M/S9, isolated from hot springs containing high concentrations of radium (²²⁶Ra), were studied to be associated with removal of radionuclides (²³⁸U and ²²⁶Ra) and heavy metal cadmium (Cd) from aqueous s ...
... A novel graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheet adsorbent with a large surface area, remarkable hydrophilicity and high adsorption capacity, was presented for the removal of cadmium ions (Cd2+) and methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. Adsorption measurements were conducted systematically to study the influences of the contact time, initial concentrations of Cd2+ and MB, temperature, and ...
... Making full use of the hydrophilicity, hydroxyl reactivity, high strength and stiffness, low weight and biodegradability of cellulose, a novel cellulose-based adsorption-aggregator is creatively exploited. In this work, a 3D titanate aerogel with cellulose as the adsorption-aggregator has been fabricated for highly efficient water purification. Herein, the polyhydric cellulose not only acts as a c ...
... A sensitive and simple method using magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs-Fe₃O₄ MNP), as the adsorbent, has been successfully developed for extraction and pre-concentration of arsenic, lead and cadmium with detection by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The nanosorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction p ...
adsorbents; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; cobalt; detection limit; infrared spectroscopy; marine sediments; metal ions; nickel; scanning electron microscopy
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... Chelating reagents impregnated or incorporated into solid sorbents have been widely used in the preconcentration of metal species. In this work, polystyrene-divinylbenzene functionalized with 2-hydroxyacetophenone was used for the preconcentration and determination of cadmium, cobalt, and nickel in sediment samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The sorbent was characterized by infrared ...
... Smart core–shell microspheres for selective Pb²⁺ adsorption and separation have been developed. Each microsphere is composed of a Pb²⁺ recognizable poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-benzo-18-crown-6-acrylamide) (PNB) shell and a magnetic Fe₃O₄ core. The magnetic PNB core–shell microspheres show excellent Pb²⁺ adsorption selectivity among the coexisting Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺, K⁺, and Ca²⁺ ...
adsorbents; cadmium; chemical communication; chemical reactions; cobalt; copper; heavy metals; lead; metal ions; nanomaterials; thermal stability; water pollution
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... Zn₂GeO₄–ethylenediamine (ZGO–EDA) hybrid nanoribbons have been synthesized on a large-scale and directly assembled to membranes, which exhibit an excellent recyclability, high selectivity, and good thermal stability for highly efficient removal of heavy metal ions, i.e., Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Co²⁺, and Cu²⁺, from contaminated water. ...
adsorbents; adsorption; biosorbents; cadmium; cellulose; chemical precipitation; electrostatic interactions; ion exchange; kinetics; lignin; lignocellulose; models; nitrogen; oxygen; sugarcane bagasse; surface area; water pollution
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... Lignocellulosic materials have received wide interest in adsorption of contaminants in water due to their abundance, eco-friendliness, and low cost. However, the development of new adsorbents from lignocellulose with excellent performance is still a big challenge. In this work, a new bowl-shaped biosorbent (BSB) with surface functionality is prepared from lignin that is extracted from the abundant ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; adsorbents; aqueous solutions; biosorbents; biosorption; cadmium; copper; fruit peels; heat production; heavy metals; lead; leaves; mandarins; metal ions; models; scanning electron microscopy; sorption isotherms; tea; wastes; zinc
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... A breakthrough biosorbent namely multi-metal binding biosorbent (MMBB) made from a combination of tea wastes, maple leaves and mandarin peels, was prepared to evaluate their biosorptive potential for removal of Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) from multi-metal aqueous solutions. FTIR and SEM were conducted, before and after biosorption, to explore the intensity and position of the available funct ...
... A natural clay material from southern Tunisia was used as a low cost sorbent in a column-wise removal of metal pollutants. This is fundamentally important for a sustainable wastewater treatment strategy. This work has been performed within the framework of a project aiming to the valorization of natural geomaterials, from Tunisia, in several environmental applications. Column adsorption experiment ...
... Nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (MCNFs) with an aligned mesoporous structure were synthesized by a co-confined carbonization method using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membrane and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) as co-confined templates and ionic liquids as the precursor. The as-synthesized MCNFs with the diameter of 80–120nm possessed a bulk nitrogen content of 5.3wt% and bimodal mesoporous struct ...
Chlorella vulgaris; Scenedesmus obliquus; adsorbents; adsorption; algorithms; biomass; cadmium; copper; heavy metals; industry; microalgae; models; research; sorption isotherms; water treatment
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... The ability of microalgae to adsorb heavy metals from their environment has been well documented, with numerous previous studies documenting their metal binding ability. This ability has brought interest of the water treatment industry as metal removal to ppb concentrations is an expensive undertaking using conventional methods. To date, few researchers have focussed on the kinetics of adsorption, ...
... In this study, raw attapulgite and two aluminium hydroxide-modified attapulgites prepared using different aluminium salts were calcined at 600 °C to successfully prepare three novel adsorbents (C-ATP, C-ATP-SO₄²⁻ and C-ATP-Cl⁻). The three adsorbents were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett ...
... Presented work concerns the application of synthetic oxide adsorbent in the removal of cadmium ions from its model, water solutions. In this study, a novel magnesium–silicon (Mg–Si) binary oxide adsorbent was prepared by a modified co-precipitation method, utilizing sodium silicate and magnesium sulphate solutions as precursors of silica and magnesium oxide, respectively. The material was thorough ...
adsorbents; cadmium; databases; environment; food chain; groundwater; health hazards; human health; inorganic carbon; ionic strength; meta-analysis; metadata; pH; phytoaccumulation; pollution; public health; risk; trace elements; India; Nigeria
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... Cadmium (Cd), a non-essential trace element, it's intrusion in groundwater has ubiquitous implications on the environment and human health. This review is an approach to comprehensively emphasize on i) chemistry and occurrence of Cd in groundwater and its concomitant response on human health ii) sustainable Cd remediation techniques, iii) and associated costs. Current study is depending on meta-an ...
... The adsorption capacity of ground hazelnut (HS) and almond (AS) shells towards Pb(II) and Cd(II) has been studied at pH = 5, in NaNO₃ and NaCl ionic media, in the ionic strength range 0.05–0.5 mol L⁻¹. Kinetic and equilibrium experiments were carried out by using the Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry technique to check the amount of the metal ion removed by HS and AS materials. Diffe ...
adsorbents; adsorption; arsenates; arsenic; arsenites; cadmium; chemical reduction; chromium; coprecipitation; heavy metals; human health; ion exchange; lead; ligands; mercury; pollution; remediation; research; surface area; toxicity; ultrafiltration
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... Effective and substantial remediation of contaminants especially heavy metals from water is still a big challenge in terms of both environmental and biological perspectives because of their adverse effects on the human health. Many techniques including adsorption, ion exchange, co-precipitation, chemical reduction, ultrafiltration, etc. are reported for eliminating heavy metal ions from the water. ...
... A high strength of polyving alcohol/polyacrylic acid double network gel (PVA/PAA gel) adsorbent was successfully prepared by a simple two-step method in this study. The gel adsorbent possessed the advantages of low cost and high adsorptivity for heavy metals in solution. The maximum uptake capacities of PVA/PAA gel were 194.99mg/g for Pb(II) and 115.88mg/g for Cd(II) inferred from the Langmuir mod ...
acrylic acid; adsorbents; adsorption; aerogels; aquatic environment; cadmium; cellulose; chelation; copper; deformation; heavy metals; hot water treatment; human health; hydrogels; kinetics; lead; metal ions; models; moieties; nanocrystals; sorption isotherms; sulfonates; zeta potential
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... Heavy metal ion contamination, in particular that associated with Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Cu²⁺, poses a considerable threat to aquatic environments and human health. To obtain a highly efficient adsorbent, in this work, a facile hydrothermal method was applied to prepare acrylic acid grafted onto cellulose nanocrystal (AA-g-CNC) hydro/aerogel as an adsorbent for Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, and Cu²⁺ removal. The obtained ...