Book chapter
Modified Biosorbents as Potential Biomaterials for Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water
Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.335-354
Environmental Science and Engineering, Springer International Publishing
2023
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Abstract
Arsenic in water bodies has been a major concern around the world due to its carcinogenic properties. Among various methods of arsenic removal, biosorption using modified biosorbents is considered as one of the potential strategy to deal with arsenic pollution in water. Modified biosorbents proved to be cost-effective, stable and highly porous biological materials which possess numerous surface functional groups. Novel modification/treatment methods are needed to develop biosorbents with enhanced adsorption capacity for arsenic. The characterization of modified biosorbents using different advanced such as XPS, FTIR, SEM-EDX etc. should be studied for thorough understanding of biosorption process. Moreover, exploring the performance of modified biosorbents under varying environmental conditions could provide significant information about their properties as well as arsenic removal mechanism. Here we discussed various modification methods to prepare modified biosorbents for arsenic abetment in water. Finally, important future prospects as well as industrial/commercial-scale application of biosorbents have been emphasized. This book chapter will provide broad scientific opportunities for thorough understanding of applying modified biosorbents as a low-cost and environmentally sustainable material for the treatment of arsenic containing wastewater.
Details
- Title
- Modified Biosorbents as Potential Biomaterials for Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water
- Creators
- Shazma Muzammal (Author) - University of the PunjabAsma Akram (Author) - University of the PunjabMuhammad Bilal Shakoor (Author) - University of the PunjabAsim Jilani (Author) - King Abdulaziz UniversitySajid Rashid Ahmad (Author) - University of the PunjabMujahid Farid (Author) - University of GujratNabeel Khan Niazi (Author) - University of Agriculture Faisalabad
- Contributors
- Nabeel Khan Niazi (Editor) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadIrshad Bibi (Editor) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadTariq Aftab (Editor) - Aligarh Muslim University
- Publication Details
- Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.335-354
- Series
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991013072490102368
- Copyright
- (c) The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter