Biosorption of chromium onto native and immobilized sugarcane bagasse waste biomass

Pre-sowing seed magnetic field stimulation: A good option to enhance bitter gourd germination, seedling growth and yield characteristics

“…The mildew that often occurs during germination is responsible for uneven and low germination rates (Peter et al, 1998). Biological and chemical pre-sowing seed treatments have been used for better seed germination and these treatments are considered cost effective and also harmful to the environment (Iqbal et al, 2012a) and the environmental safety is also an important issue worldwide, which already has been contaminated and polluted with toxic agents due to urbanization and industrialization (Abbas et al, 2015;Adesola et al, 2016;Babarinde and Onyiaocha, 2016;Bilal et al, 2014;Iqbal et al, 2013Iqbal, 2016;Iqbal andBhatti, 2014, 2015;Iqbal and Khera, 2015;Iqbal and Nisar, 2015;Jamal et al, 2015;Manzoor et al, 2013;Qureshi et al, 2015;Sayed, 2015;Ukpaka, 2016;Ukpaka et al, 2015;Ullah et al, 2013;Younas et al, 2015). Therefore, it is important to adopt sustainable agricultural practices i.e., environmental friendly, affordable and safe methods Majkowska-Gadomska et al, 2015;Maqsood et al, 2013).…”

Cytotoxicity and mutagenicity evaluation of gamma radiation and hydrogen peroxide treated textile effluents using bioassays

“…The presence of even very low 9 amount of dyes in the effluent is highly visible and undesirable. 10 Million ton of dye-stuffs of more than 100,000 types are produced 11 and consumed annually [1].…”

“…Many dyes are difficult to decolorize due to their complex 19 structure and synthetic origin. Various methods have been applied 20 for decolorization of textile dyes [3][4][5][6][7] and the conventional 21 treatment systems and biological treatment were found to be 22 inefficient in the removal of these dyes and others environmentally 23 problematic [2,8,9]. Hence, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) 24 are needed for dyes efficient removal [10,11].…”

Removal of Ag(I) and Zn(II) ions from single and binary solution using sulfonated form of gum arabic-powdered mushroom composite hollow semispheres: Equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and ex-situ studies

“…Biosorption has emerged as a promising and eco-friendly technology for the removal of metal ions from aqueous environment owing to the ease of handling, low cost, high efficiency, minimization of chemical and biological sludge, no additional nutrient requirement, regeneration of biosorbent and possibility of metal recovery (Gorgievski et al, 2013;Ullah et al, 2013;Mishra et al, 2014;Coelho et al, 2014;Das et al, 2014b;Bozic et al, 2013;Zuo et al, 2012;Hanif et al, 2009;Dhir and Srivastava, 2011;Verma et al, 2013). In recent years, various plant gum viz.…”