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Use of low-cost adsorbent for waste water treatment: Recent progress, new trend and future perspectives

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Akhtar, Mansoor, Sarfraz, Muhammad, Ahmad, Muhammad, Raza, Nadeem, Zhang, Laiqi·2025·Desalination and Water Treatment
DOI 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100914
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The development of highly effective and sustainable material production is necessary for the treatment of wastewater and the manufacture of clean water. The fate and transit of both organic and inorganic contaminants have drawn a lot of interest to waste biomass-derived adsorbent materials in environmental research and technology recently. Here, we present the process of turning different biomass wastes into useful adsorbent materials that may be used to clear contaminated water and solve the problem of their disposal. Consequently, the purpose of this review paper is to provide an overview of the most recent findings regarding the application of various waste biomass-derived materials for wastewater treatment. We have deep discussion on several activation techniques in the first section for using waste biomass as a highly effective, economical, and reusable material with a distinctive structure and properties. Second, a critical evaluation was conducted on the potential of various waste-derived adsorbent materials in addressing difficult environmental concerns, specifically in relation to the adsorption of contaminants such as metal ions, phenolic compounds, pharmaceuticals, and colors from contaminated water. Finally, we offered a succinct overview of the prospects, advancements, and outlook for the synthesis of affordable adsorbent materials produced from waste biomass for the treatment of wastewater in a sustainable manner.

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Authors
Akhtar, M., Sarfraz, M., Ahmad, M., Raza, N., & Zhang, L.
Affiliations
  • Shenzhen University (CN)
  • Dalian University of Technology (CN)
  • Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (SA)
Corresponding author
Akhtar, Mansoor
ORCID
Venue
Desalination and Water Treatment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2025-01
Volume
321
Pages
100914
ISSN
1944-3986 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100914
OpenAlex
W4404565894
Cited by
94
References
229
Citations by year
2026: 60 · 2025: 34
FWCI
10.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Desalination and Water Treatment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Shenzhen University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
Keywords
low-cost adsorbent, biomass-derived adsorbents, wastewater treatment, waste valorization, adsorbent activation, metal ion adsorption, phenolic compounds, pharmaceutical pollutants, dye removal, recyclable adsorbent

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