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Investigation of Cephalexin Removal Using Biochar Derived from Nephelium lappaceum Seeds

by Varalakshmi V. Karthik V. Periyasamy S. Muthumari P.

Water and Wastewater Treatment

The improper disposal of drugs into bodies of water has become a severe environmental and health issue. Biochar synthesized from different agro residues could be a potential material for the adsorption of pollutants in aqueous environments. Nephelium lappaceum seeds were pyrolyzed at 600 °C in a...

Adsorption Antibiotic removal. +3 more

Adsorption of Co(II) ions using indigenous tamarind seed biochar: batch adsorption and modeling studies

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Karthik Velusamy et al. View all

Water treatment

With an estimated volume of 162 thousand metric tonnes in 2020, India is the world's largest producer of tamarind. The country is home to a number of tamarind species, and production is spread out across the country. Farmers and agro-industries continue to encounter numerous challenges in the...

Agricultural waste Tamarind seeds +5 more