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Adsorption of heavy metal ions by various low-cost adsorbents: a review

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In this paper, the authors proposed a method to remove heavy metal ions in the wastewater, which is one of the most serious concerns of the world, in the pursuit of remedial action.
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Environmental pollution, particularly from heavy metal ions in the wastewater, is one of the most serious concerns of the world. In the pursuit of remedial action, various conventional methods such...

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A state-of-the-art review on wastewater treatment techniques: the effectiveness of adsorption method.

TL;DR: Based on this review, it can be determined that adsorption is a simple, sustainable, cost-effective, and environmental-friendly technique for wastewater treatment, among all other existing technologies.
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The Utilization of Algae and Seaweed Biomass for Bioremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Wastewater

TL;DR: In this article , a review of the use of algae and seaweed biomass as potential sorbent for heavy metal bioremediation is presented, and relevant aspects like metal toxicity, adsorption mechanism, and parameters affecting the completion of the process are highlighted.
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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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Review of second-order models for adsorption systems.

TL;DR: An overview of second-order kinetic expressions is described in this paper based on the solid adsorption capacity, which shows that a pseudo-second-order rate expression has been widely applied to the Adsorption of pollutants from aqueous solutions onto adsorbents.
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Arsenic round the world: a review.

TL;DR: This review deals with environmental origin, occurrence, episodes, and impact on human health of arsenic, a metalloid occurs naturally, being the 20th most abundant element in the earth's crust.
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Dye and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review

TL;DR: An extensive list of various adsorbents such as natural materials, waste materials from industry, agricultural by-products, and biomass based activated carbon in the removal of various dyes has been compiled here.
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Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges

TL;DR: Key parameters of an RO process and process modifications due to feed water characteristics are brought to light by a direct comparison of seawater and brackish water RO systems.
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