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Removal of Cu (II) from Aqueous Solution Using a Novel Crosslinked Alumina-Chitosan Hybrid Adsorbent

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In this paper, a novel biosorbent was developed by coating chitosan, a naturally and abundantly available biopolymer, on to activated alumina based on oil shale ash via crosslinking.
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This article is published in Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering.The article was published on 2012-08-01. It has received 21 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Freundlich equation & Adsorption.

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Dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan-based nanosorbents for the removal of heavy-metal ions: A review.

TL;DR: The present mini-review focuses on the use of nanomaterials such as dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan nanosorbents in the treatment of wastewater contaminated with toxic heavy-metal ions.
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Functionalization of magnetic chitosan with graphene oxide for removal of cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solution.

TL;DR: The uptake of dyes presented relatively fast adsorption kinetics with pseudo-second-order equation as the best fitting model, and the interaction of dye with adsorbent, Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm were applied.
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Polycaprolactone/carboxymethyl chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering application.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the PCL/CMC electrospun scaffolds can be an excellent candidate for bone tissue engineering application.
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Recent Developments in Chitosan-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Pollutants from Aqueous Environments

TL;DR: Chitosan and its composites are attracting considerable interest as environmentally acceptable adsorbents and have the potential to remove many of these contaminants as mentioned in this paper, however, these issues can be alleviated by adsorbing pollutants onto adorbents.
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A systematic review on carbohydrate biopolymers for adsorptive remediation of copper ions from aqueous environments-part A: Classification and modification strategies.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different types of copper-adsorbent carbohydrate biopolymers like chitosan and cellulose with particular focus on the synthesizing and modification approaches have been tackled.
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Low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals uptake from contaminated water: a review.

TL;DR: The technical feasibility of various low-cost adsorbents for heavy metal removal from contaminated water has been reviewed and it is evident from the literature survey of about 100 papers that low- cost adsorbent have demonstrated outstanding removal capabilities for certain metal ions as compared to activated carbon.
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Metal complexation by chitosan and its derivatives: a review

TL;DR: In this paper, various classes of chitosan derivatives and analytical methods to analyze them, the sorption mechanism, and structural analysis of the metal complexes by various methods are discussed.
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Tea waste as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of Cu and Pb from wastewater

TL;DR: In this article, the adsorption of copper and lead ions onto tea waste from aqueous solutions was studied to enable comparison with alternative commonly available absorbents, and the equilibrium data were satisfactorily fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms.
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Dye removal from aqueous solution by adsorption on treated sawdust.

TL;DR: It is proposed that in batch or stirred tank reactors, both adsorbents can be an attractive option for dye adsorption.
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Removal of cadmium and nickel from wastewater using bagasse fly ash--a sugar industry waste.

TL;DR: The bagasse fly ash, an industrial solid waste of sugar industry, was used for the removal of cadmium and nickel from wastewater and the adsorption data follow the Langmuir model better then the Freundlich model, indicating endothermic nature of the adsorbent process.
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