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Roya Sadat Neisan, Noori M. Cata Saady, Carlos Bazan, Sohrab Zendehboudi, Abbas Al-nayili, Bassim Abbassi and Pritha Chatterjee
Arsenic (As), a poisonous and carcinogenic heavy metal, affects human health and the environment. Numerous technologies can remove As from drinking water. Adsorption is the most appealing option for decentralized water treatment systems (DWTS) for small ...
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Umut Sen, Bruno Esteves, Terencio Aguiar and Helena Pereira
Antibiotics are pharmaceuticals that are used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals, and they are also used as growth promoters in livestock production. These activities lead to an alarming accumulation of antibiotics in aquatic environment...
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Candelaria Tejada-Tovar, Ángel Villabona-Ortíz and Rodrigo Ortega-Toro
The pollution of water bodies due to the discharge of effluents without treatment is a global problem. Therefore, different technologies have been implemented for the removal of contaminants from wastewater before the final disposition. Among them, adsor...
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Hao Xue, Min Xu, Yueyang Yu, Jiancheng Wan, Chen Liu and Fansheng Meng
The heavy metal adsorbents developed based on biomass resources have valuable application prospects due to the characteristics of rich sources, renewability and low cost. In the present work, a carboxyl functioned loofah fiber (LF@AA) was synthesized via...
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Nuno S. Graça and Alírio E. Rodrigues
Effluent treatment and reuse are essential in order to address the global problem of water scarcity. Additionally, improving the quality of treated wastewater is necessary to reduce its adverse effects on natural water resources and, consequently, on hum...
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Oviyanti Mulyani, Benny Joy and Dikdik Kurnia
In recent years, the application of cow manure waste as an adsorbent of heavy metals in water and soil has increased. The analysis of the most effective adsorbents from cow manure as materials that can reduce heavy metals, while being low-cost and easy t...
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Julián Aguilar-Rosero, María E. Urbina-López, Blanca E. Rodríguez-González, Sol X. León-Villegas, Itza E. Luna-Cruz and Diana L. Cárdenas-Chávez
The presence of dangerous pollutants in different water sources has restricted the availability of this natural resource. Thus, the development of new low-cost and environmentally-friendly technologies is currently required to ensure access to clean wate...
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Jeong W. Ha, Tenzing Japhe, Tesfamichael Demeke, Bertin Moreno and Abel E. Navarro
The presence of sulfur compounds in fossil fuels has been an important concern in recent decades as an environmental risk due to the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and accentuation of acid rain. This study evaluates modified clays as low-...
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Chibi A. Takaya, Kiran R. Parmar, Louise A. Fletcher and Andrew B. Ross
The preparation of low-cost carbonaceous adsorbents for nitrogen recovery is of interest from agricultural and waste management perspectives. In this study, the gaseous ammonia (NH3) and aqueous ammonium (NH4+) sorption capacities have been measured for ...
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P. Mohajeri, C. Smith, M. R. Selamat and H. Abdul Aziz
In recent years, the need for a safe and modern composite barrier for the prevention of groundwater contamination and the provision of geo-environmental protection has been studied together with the need of designing a low-cost and effective liner for is...
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