Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 273, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111126
Keywords
Arsenic; Biomass composites; Biomass modification; Biosorption
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- NSERC
- Mitacs Accelerate grant
- Orano Canada Inc.
- College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the University of Saskatchewan
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Arsenic (As) is a worldwide human health issue with the major exposure route being the consumption of As contaminated drinking water. Sorption is considered to be an efficient treatment method, among other technologies, for As removal from various water and wastewater matrices. There are common commercially available sorbents, however, the use of locally or regionally available biomasses have recently been of interest as potentially cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternatives. Despite these benefits, untreated biomasses often show low sorption capacity, can be too fragile, and can lead to coloration of waters when used in treatment processes. Treatment methods of biomasses can include chemical processes using acid or alkaline solutions, developing of biomass composite by deposition of activating agents, and preparation of biochars. This review includes an overview of 53 recent studies that assess a variety of biomass modification methods meant to overcome these issues such as activation with acids or bases and biomass-based composites. Furthermore, future perspectives have been provided to assist in the further optimization of methods for biomass modifications to enhance their As sorption capacities.
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