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A comprehensive review on recent developments in bentonite-based materials used as adsorbents for wastewater treatment
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In this paper, a review demonstrates the late advancements of nanotechnology in the synthesis of nanoadsorbents containing bentonite and its composites and their ability to absorb variety of inorganic contaminants available in the water.About:
This article is published in Journal of Molecular Liquids.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 239 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water treatment.read more
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Water purification by using Adsorbents: A Review
TL;DR: In this article, a large number of solid adsorbents such as Natural Adsorbents, Agricultural Wastes, Industrial wastes, Biomass, Nanoadsorbents: Carbon based nanomaterials, Nobel metal based nano-materials, Metal oxide based nanomorphs, Spinel ferrite-based nanomological material, Nanocomposites, Dendritic polymers; Geopolymer cement have been discussed for the removal of different pollutants from waste water.
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A Review of the Synthesis and Applications of Polymer–Nanoclay Composites
TL;DR: An up-to-date overview of polymer-nanoclay composites along with their synthesis routes and applications is presented in this article, which highlights potential future directions for this emerging field of research.
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Removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents: From natural clays to 1D and 2D nano-composites
Tingting Zhang,Wei Wang,Yunliang Zhao,Haoyu Bai,Tong Wen,Shichang Kang,Guangsen Song,Shaoxian Song,Sridhar Komarneni +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents, from natural clays to 1D clay nanotubes and 2D Clay nanosheets, has been summarized.
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Fast and highly efficient catalytic degradation of dyes using κ-carrageenan stabilized silver nanoparticles nanocatalyst.
TL;DR: The synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) nanocatalyst exhibited high catalytic degradation and mineralization of industrially important organic dyes such as Rhodamine B, and methylene blue, with a degradation efficiency of ∼100 % in a very short interval.
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Fast and highly efficient removal of dye from aqueous solution using natural locust bean gum based hydrogels as adsorbent.
TL;DR: The results indicated that LBG-cl-Poly(DMAAm) hydrogel can be used as an alternative and promising adsorbent to be applied in the treatment of effluents containing the BG dye.
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Applications of nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment
TL;DR: Recent development in nanotechnology for water and wastewater treatment is reviewed, covering candidate nanomaterials, properties and mechanisms that enable the applications, advantages and limitations as compared to existing processes, and barriers and research needs for commercialization.
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An assessment of high voltage electron microscopy (HVEM). An invited review
M.H. Loretto,R.E. Smallman +1 more
TL;DR: High voltage electron microscopy (HVEM) has been extensively applied in the field of materials science as discussed by the authors, covering the study of heavy metals, ceramics and minerals, large-scale structures, dynamic processes and radiation damage.
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Activated carbons and low cost adsorbents for remediation of tri- and hexavalent chromium from water.
Dinesh Mohan,Charles U. Pittman +1 more
TL;DR: The sorption capacities of commercial developed carbons and other low cost sorbents for chromium remediation are provided, and particular attention is paid to comparing the sorption efficiency and capacities of commercially available activated carbons to otherLow cost alternatives.
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Use of cellulose-based wastes for adsorption of dyes from aqueous solutions.
TL;DR: Based on the adsorption capacity, it was shown that banana peel was more effective than orange peel and intraparticle diffusion of dyes within the particle was identified to be rate limiting.