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A review on geopolymers as emerging materials for the adsorption of heavy metals and dyes

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Future research should focus on the enhancement of geopolymer performance, testing on pollutants other than heavy metals and dyes, and verification on real wastewater in continuous operation.
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This article is published in Journal of Environmental Management.The article was published on 2018-07-23. It has received 275 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Geopolymer & Adsorption.

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A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

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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Geopolymer for use in heavy metals adsorption, and advanced oxidative processes: A critical review

TL;DR: In this article, the use of fly ashes and metakaolin composites for the fabrication and surface tailoring of geopolymers (perhaps using relevant surfactants) is suggested as a plausible step in the right direction.
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Geopolymer-zeolite composites: A review

TL;DR: In this article, a review article highlights advances in the field of geopolymer-zeolite composites manufacturing and applications, and the resistance of zeolites in geopolymers, methods of their detection and effect of their presence on the properties of hybrid materials are discussed.
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Possible applications of coal fly ash in wastewater treatment.

TL;DR: The possibilities of using coal fly ash in wastewater treatment by different technologies that extend the utilization scope in the domains of filtration, Fenton process, photocatalysis, and coagulation are highlighted.
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A review on recent developments in the adsorption of surfactants from wastewater.

TL;DR: This paper critically reviews the characteristics of adsorbents, the performance, kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamics, mechanisms of adsorption, regeneration of Adsorbents and future perspectives in the adsorptive of surfactants.
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Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review

TL;DR: It is evident from the literature survey articles that ion-exchange, adsorption and membrane filtration are the most frequently studied for the treatment of heavy metal wastewater.
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Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

TL;DR: A brief history and review of geopolymer technology is presented with the aim of introducing the technology and the vast categories of materials that may be synthesized by alkali activation of aluminosilicates as mentioned in this paper.
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A review on the utilization of fly ash

TL;DR: In this article, the utilization of fly ash in construction, as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of organic compounds, flue gas and metals, light weight aggregate, mine back fill, road sub-base, and zeolite synthesis is discussed.
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A critical review on textile wastewater treatments: Possible approaches.

TL;DR: Different treatment methods to treat the textile wastewater have been presented along with cost per unit volume of treated water, and the possible remedial measures to treat different types of effluent generated from each textile operation are recommended.
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Heavy metal adsorbents prepared from the modification of cellulose : A review

TL;DR: The heavy metal adsorption capacities for these modified cellulose materials were found to be significant and levels of uptake were comparable, in many instances, to both other naturally occurring adsorbent materials and commercial ion exchange type resins.
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