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Valorization of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash Into a Low-Cost Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review

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Management of agricultural waste is the need of the hour as disposal of these wastes poses a serious environmental problem. Rapid development in the agriculture sector is generating large quantities of agricultural waste, which require immediate attention as their disposal consumes a lot of useful land area and also threatens the environment. Sugarcane bagasse is one such material that evolved during the production of sugar, when consumed as a biomass fuel, it results in the creation of another solid waste known as bagasse fly ash (BFA). A significant portion of BFA contains aluminous and siliceous materials along with a small quantity of carbon. This high silica and alumina content present in BFA can serve as a raw material for the synthesis of zeolitic materials. Further, these BFA-derived zeolitic materials can serve as low-cost adsorbents in the decontamination of wastewater infested with heavy metals. The current review aims to provide a potential solution for the valorization of BFA by reviewing the best possible areas to expand the use of BFA considering environmental concerns.

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Sai Krishna, G.V., Madduri, S.R., Vipin, A., Matli, C.S. (2023). Valorization of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash Into a Low-Cost Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review. In: Neelancherry, R., Gao, B., Wisniewski Jr, A. (eds) Agricultural Waste to Value-Added Products. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4472-9_12

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