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Removal of Chromium(VI) from aqueous solution using guar gum–nano zinc oxide biocomposite adsorbent

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Guar gum-nano zinc oxide (GG/nZnO) was used as an adsorbent for enhanced removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Arabian Journal of Chemistry.The article was published on 2017-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 161 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Freundlich equation & Adsorption.

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Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

TL;DR: This review encompasses recent advancements, trends and challenges for natural biopolymers assembled from renewable resources for exploitation in the production of starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan-derived (nano)materials.
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Guar gum and its composites as potential materials for diverse applications: A review

TL;DR: Various possible composites of guar gum and their most probable applications in different fields are summarized in this review article.
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Environmental application of nanotechnology: air, soil, and water

TL;DR: This review sheds the light on the recent progresses in nanotechnology and its vital role to encompass the imperative demand to monitor and treat the emerging hazardous wastes with lower cost, less energy, as well as higher efficiency.
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Rational design, synthesis, adsorption principles and applications of metal oxide adsorbents: a review.

TL;DR: The basic principles of the adsorption process will be elucidated, including affecting factors, evaluation index, adsorbent mechanisms, and common kinetic and isotherm models, and key parameters affecting the Adsorption performance will be discussed.
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Environmental applications of chitosan and cellulosic biopolymers: A comprehensive outlook

TL;DR: Recent research on the environmental applications of biopolymers has been comprehensively analysed, thus providing a fresh insight into the future prospects of research in this domain.
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The adsorption of gases on plane surfaces of glass, mica and platinum.

TL;DR: In this article, the absorption index at the wave length of the band maximum was found to be proportional to the total concentration of metal at shorter wave lengths, however, deviations were observed, the absorption increasing more rapidly with concentration than Beers' law would demand.
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Pseudo-second order model for sorption processes

TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review of the use of sorbents and biosorbents to treat polluted aqueous effluents containing dyes:organics or metal ions has been conducted.
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