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Yanshu Zhu
Bio: Yanshu Zhu is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Freundlich equation & Langmuir. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 420 citations.
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TL;DR: FTIR demonstrated that carboxyl and hydroxyl groups were involved in the biosorption of the metal ions in the grafted copolymerization-modified orange peel.
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of different treatment methods for removing heavy metals from the aquatic environment with a different degree of success has been presented, and the distinctive sorts of treatment strategies for the removal of the toxic metals from wastewater had been explained.
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TL;DR: This review evaluates the use of adsorbents from four major categories: agricultural waste; naturally-occurring soil and mineral deposits; aquatic and terrestrial biomass; and other locally-available waste materials.
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TL;DR: This critical review discusses the potential use of agricultural waste based biosorbents for sequestering heavy metals in terms of their adsorption capacities, binding mechanisms, operating factors and pretreatment methods.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors compile scattered information on the different adsorbents that are used for heavy metal removal and to provide information on commercially available and natural bio-adsorbents used for removal of chromium, cadmium and copper, in particular.
Abstract: Heavy metals are discharged into water from various industries. They can be toxic or carcinogenic in nature and can cause severe problems for humans and aquatic ecosystems. Thus, the removal of heavy metals from wastewater is a serious problem. The adsorption process is widely used for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater because of its low cost, availability and eco-friendly nature. Both commercial adsorbents and bioadsorbents are used for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater, with high removal capacity. This review article aims to compile scattered information on the different adsorbents that are used for heavy metal removal and to provide information on the commercially available and natural bioadsorbents used for removal of chromium, cadmium and copper, in particular.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a state of the art on the review of adsorption isotherm models in an exhaustive manner on the basis of two, three, four and five parameters respectively.
Abstract: Industries generating wastewater with elevated concentrations of pollutants (e.g. metals, dyes, phenolic compounds, anions, etc.) need specialized atreatment systems. Adsorption is one of the most extensively applied techniques for the removal of pollutants from the industrial effluents. The prominent and emerging trend of subjecting biosorbent in the adsorption technology is mainly because of their natural existence, abundance, renewable, biodegradable and economic features. The adsorption isotherm equations used to describe the experimental data and the thermodynamic assumptions of the models often provide some insight into the sorption mechanism, the surface properties and affinity of the biosorbent. This paper presents a state of the art on the review of adsorption isotherm models in an exhaustive manner on the basis of two, three, four and five parameters respectively. Focuses on the various sources of agricultural byproducts as biosorbents and describes on the potential applications of different adsorption isotherm models for the evaluation of the wastewater pollutants biosorption. It is evident from the literature survey that various adsorption isotherm models have been considered under study by the researchers but mostly two and three parameter isotherm model were best fitted the equilibrium data. This paper reviews the adsorption isotherm models on the basis of parameters that can be applied for exploring a novel biosorbents.
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