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Heavy metal removal from wastewater using various adsorbents: a review

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Renu, Agarwal, Madhu, Singh, K.·2017·Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination
DOI 10.2166/wrd.2016.104
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Heavy metals are discharged into water from various industries. They can be toxic or carcinogenic in nature and can cause severe problems for humans and aquatic ecosystems. Thus, the removal of heavy metals from wastewater is a serious problem. The adsorption process is widely used for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater because of its low cost, availability and eco-friendly nature. Both commercial adsorbents and bioadsorbents are used for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater, with high removal capacity. This review article aims to compile scattered information on the different adsorbents that are used for heavy metal removal and to provide information on the commercially available and natural bioadsorbents used for removal of chromium, cadmium and copper, in particular.

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Authors
Renu, Agarwal, M., & Singh, K.
Venue
Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Published
2016-11-03
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
387-419
ISSN
  • 2220-1319 (ISSN-L)
  • 2408-9370
DOI
10.2166/wrd.2016.104
OpenAlex
W2548014123
Cited by
675
References
237
FWCI
10.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
gold
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creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (vor, 535 d)

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