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: Received: 26 November 2022 / Approved: 2 December 2022 / Online: 2 December 2022 (08:43:18 CET)
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Mbanga, B.G.F.; Velempini, T.; Pillay, K.; Ngeva-Tywabi, Z. Heavy Metals Removals from Wastewater and Reuse of the Metal Loaded Adsorbents in Various Applications: A Review. Preprints2022, 2022120043. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0043.v1
Mbanga, B.G.F.; Velempini, T.; Pillay, K.; Ngeva-Tywabi, Z. Heavy Metals Removals from Wastewater and Reuse of the Metal Loaded Adsorbents in Various Applications: A Review. Preprints 2022, 2022120043. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0043.v1
Mbanga, B.G.F.; Velempini, T.; Pillay, K.; Ngeva-Tywabi, Z. Heavy Metals Removals from Wastewater and Reuse of the Metal Loaded Adsorbents in Various Applications: A Review. Preprints2022, 2022120043. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0043.v1
APA Style
Mbanga, B.G.F., Velempini, T., Pillay, K., & Ngeva-Tywabi, Z. (2022). Heavy Metals Removals from Wastewater and Reuse of the Metal Loaded Adsorbents in Various Applications: A Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0043.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Mbanga, B.G.F., Kriveshini Pillay and Zikhona Ngeva-Tywabi. 2022 "Heavy Metals Removals from Wastewater and Reuse of the Metal Loaded Adsorbents in Various Applications: A Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0043.v1
Abstract
Water contamination has intensified over the year as the world's population and industrial activities have grown. Heavy metals (HMs) are amongst the environmental contaminants commonly found in water and wastewater. These include Lead, Manganese, Chromium, Mercury, etc. Various techniques have been used to remediate this environmental challenge and adsorption has proven to be more effective because it is simple to use, excellent efficiency, low cost, possibility to operate in several experimental conditions. Regrettably, this method yields waste materials, which represents a scaling restriction. Furthermore, after the HM has been removed and loaded onto the adsorbent, there is still a question of the fate of the metal-loaded adsorbent. Most of the time these metal loaded adsorbents are discarded in the environment and constitute a secondary pollution. New applications for heavy metals laden have been investigated. This review article presents the various applications that had been investigated to reuse the loaded metal adsorbent. A case study on developing tools for combatting gender-based violence (GBV) has also been discussed.
Keywords
adsorption; GBV; heavy metals; secondary pollution; spent adsorbent reuse
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Water Science and Technology
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