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ReviewIET nanobiotechnology2017

Review on nanoadsorbents: a solution for heavy metal removal from wastewater.

Vinni Novi Thekkudan, Vinoth Kumar Vaidyanathan, Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy, Christy Charles, SaiLavanyaa Sundar, Dhanya Vishnu, Saravanan Anbalagan, Vasanth Kumar Vaithyanathan, Sivanesan Subramanian

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Review in IET nanobiotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Fluoride ions sorption using functionalized magnetic metal oxides nanocomposites: a review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Removal of HgEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2020
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Vinni Novi ThekkudanBioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
Vinoth Kumar VaidyanathanBioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
Senthil Kumar PonnusamyDepartment of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai 603110, India. senthilkumarp@ssn.edu.in.
Christy CharlesBioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
SaiLavanyaa SundarBioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
Dhanya VishnuBioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai 603203, India.
Saravanan AnbalaganDepartment of Chemical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai 603110, India.
Vasanth Kumar VaithyanathanDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SKP Engineering College, Thiruvannamalai 606601, India.
Sivanesan SubramanianDepartment of Applied Science and Technology, AC College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai 600025, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elimination of heavy metals from contaminated streams is of prime concern due to their ability to cause toxic chaos with the metabolism of flora and fauna alike. Use of advanced nano-engineered technologies such as the innovative combination of surface chemistry, chemical engineering fundamentals and nanotechnology opens up particularly attractive horizons towards treatment of heavy metal contaminated water resources. The obtained product of surface engineered nanoadsorbent produced has successfully proven to show rapid adsorption rate and superior sorption efficiency towards the removal of a wide range of defiant heavy metal contaminants in wastewater. The use of these materials in water treatment results in markedly improved performance features like large surface area, good volumetric potential, extra shelf-lifetime, less mechanical stress, stability under operational conditions with excellent sorption behaviour, no secondary pollution, strong chelating capabilities and they are easy to recover and reuse. This review intends to serve as a one-stop-reference by bringing together all the recent research works on nanoparticles synthesis and its advantages as adsorbents in the treatment of heavy metal polluted wastewater that have so far been undertaken, thereby providing researchers with a deep insight and bridging the gap between past, present and future of the elegant nanosorbents.

Indexed as

AdsorptionMaterials TestingMetals, HeavyNanoparticlesParticle SizePorosityUltrafiltrationWaste Disposal, FluidWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationMetals, HeavyWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemical

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PMID28476976
PMCPMC8676555

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