Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(15), P. e35077 - e35077
Published: July 23, 2024
This
comprehensive
review
explores
furfural
production
from
agricultural
residues,
focusing
on
its
significance
as
a
low-volume,
high-value
asset
crucial
for
environmental
sustainability.
It
covers
diverse
technologies,
recent
advancements,
and
applications
in
agriculture,
evaluating
furfural's
potential
to
enhance
crop
resilience
yield.
Showing
role
circular
economy,
the
discusses
how
can
replace
conventional
petrochemical
processes,
thereby
reducing
impact.
Case
studies,
such
successful
implementations
with
cotton
biomass
byproducts,
illustrate
practical
benefits.
The
study
underscores
need
ongoing
research,
supportive
policies,
growing
sustainable
agriculture
industry.
is
focused
essential
contribution
promoting
stewardship
practices.
By
examining
value-added
product
this
provides
insights
into
economic
viability
challenges.
Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 678 - 678
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
In
this
study,
a
zeolitic
adsorbent
(AGW-ZA)
was
successfully
developed
from
glass
waste
(GW)-derived
aluminosilicates.
The
GW,
serving
as
the
starting
material,
underwent
alkaline
activation
and
hydrothermal
treatment
to
yield
AGW-ZA
adsorbent,
which
exhibited
surface
area
of
216.48
m2/g.
demonstrated
significantly
higher
ammonium
(NH4+)
ion
adsorption
(142.5
mg/g
at
1000
mg/L)
than
pristine
GW
(80.0
mg/g).
Optimal
experimental
parameters
were
identified
(0.1
g
dosage,
pH
=
7,
10
h
contact
time)
determine
maximum
NH4+
ions’
potential
by
adsorbents.
Kinetic
isotherm
models
applied
data
describe
mechanisms.
pseudo-second-order
model
provided
best
fit
for
both
indicating
that
process
is
followed
chemical
interaction
via
exchange.
Regarding
isotherms,
Freundlich
most
suitable
AGW-ZA,
signifying
ions
adsorbed
on
heterogeneous
surfaces
forming
multilayers,
while
Temkin
data,
chemisorption
nature
with
medium
adsorbate–adsorbent
interactions
above
surface.
This
study
explores
transforming
discarded
into
high-performance
mitigation
environmental
pollution
removing
wastewater
simultaneously
addressing
management
challenges.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(44), P. 32559 - 32572
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Rapid
industrialization,
urbanization,
and
human
activities
in
catchments
have
presented
a
significant
global
challenge
removing
heavy
metal
contaminants
from
wastewater.
Here,
study
was
conducted
to
synthesize
nano-magnetic
dendrimer
based
on
trimesoyl
core
that
can
be
easily
separated
the
environment
using
an
external
magnet
(Fe
