Environmental Science Water Research & Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
DCCa
is
a
cellulose
based
biopolymer
which
was
used
for
the
first
time
removal
of
lead
from
simulated
wastewater.
has
shown
remarkable
Pb(
ii
)
sorption
capacity
makes
it
competitive
material
and
confining.
Inorganics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 112 - 112
Published: April 3, 2025
Crystal
violet
dye
poses
significant
environmental
and
human
health
risks
due
to
its
toxicity,
persistence,
bioaccumulative
nature.
It
contributes
potential
carcinogenicity,
cytotoxicity,
systemic
toxicity
upon
exposure.
To
address
this
issue,
a
novel
SrCO3/MgO/CaO/CaCO3
nanocomposite
was
synthesized
using
the
Pechini
sol-gel
method,
producing
AE500
AE700
at
500
700
°C,
respectively,
for
efficient
removal
of
crystal
from
aqueous
media.
X-ray
diffraction
(XRD)
analysis
confirmed
formation
crystalline
phases,
with
average
crystallite
sizes
64.53
nm
75.34
AE700.
Energy-dispersive
spectroscopy
(EDX)
revealed
elemental
compositions
variations
in
carbon,
oxygen,
magnesium,
calcium,
strontium
percentages
influenced
by
synthesis
temperature.
Field-emission
scanning
electron
microscopy
(FE-SEM)
showed
morphological
differences,
where
had
irregular
polyhedral
structures,
while
exhibited
more
compact
spherical
formations,
grain
99.98
132.23
nm,
respectively.
High-resolution
transmission
(HR-TEM)
structural
integrity
nano-scale
morphology,
showing
aggregated
irregularly
shaped
particles
AE500,
displayed
well-defined
nearly
nanoparticles.
The
calculated
particle
diameters
were
21.67
41.19
AE700,
demonstrating
an
increase
size
Adsorption
studies
demonstrated
maximum
capacities
230.41
mg/g
189.39
adsorption
process
exothermic,
spontaneous,
physical,
following
pseudo-first-order
kinetic
model
Langmuir
isotherm,
indicating
monolayer
onto
homogenous
surface.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(17), P. 13728 - 13743
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Herein,
a
novel
EDTA-chitosan/alginate
porous
composite
bead
adsorbent
(EC–AB)
is
reported
for
the
simultaneous
removal
of
lead
(Pb(
ii
))
and
methylene
blue
(MB)
complexes
from
wastewater.