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Hemp Fibers for Wastewater Treatment

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42

Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ((SARV,volume 42))

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Sorption by low-cost lignocellulosic materials is the method receiving the utmost attention in searching for the best green approach in water pollution remediation. Among all the forms under which lignocellulosic materials are available for wastewater treatment purposes, a special position is occupied by lignocellulosic fibers such as hemp fibers. The plant fibers provides ecological and economical conveniences of high practical significance. This chapter reports relevant published researches dealing with new sorbents based on hemp fibers applied in batch and dynamic systems for the removal of pollutants from environmental aqueous media. It is divided into the following sections: distinctive features of hemp fibers as sorption media; sorption removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions by different types of hemp fibers; the applicability of sorbents based on hemp fibers for water and wastewater treatment; comparison of sorbents based on hemp fibers with other green sorbents for wastewater treatment. The results of all studies systematized and interpreted in this chapter strongly recommend the use of hemp fibers as a sustainable solution to ameliorate the quality of wastewaters.

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FT-IR:

Fourier transform infra-red spectrophotometry

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

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Tofan, L., Paduraru, C., Teodosiu, C. (2020). Hemp Fibers for Wastewater Treatment. In: Crini, G., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 42. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41384-2_10

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