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Sustainable Remediation: Advances in Red Mud-Based Synergistic Fabrication Techniques and Mechanistic Insights for Enhanced Heavy Metal(Loid)s Sorption in Wastewater

by
Feng Li
1,
Renjian Deng
1,2,*,
Baolin Hou
1,2,
Lingyu Peng
1,
Bozhi Ren
1,
Xiangxing Kong
3,
Bo Zhang
3 and
Andrew Hursthouse
1,4
1
School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
2
Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Clean Utilization and Mine Environment Protection, Xiangtan 411201, China
3
CCCC First Highway Consultants Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710075, China
4
School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Processes 2025, 13(7), 2249; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072249 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 8 June 2025 / Revised: 3 July 2025 / Accepted: 4 July 2025 / Published: 14 July 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sediment Contamination and Metal Removal from Wastewater)
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Abstract

Rapid growth in the alumina industry generates vast amounts of highly alkaline red mud (RM), posing significant environmental risks. However, RM shows great promise as a resource for environmental remediation, particularly through its conversion into effective adsorbents. This research reviews recent advancements in developing RM-based adsorbents for sustainable wastewater treatment, especially targeting heavy metal(loid)s (HMs). We examine key modification mechanisms to enhance RM’s properties, summarize synthesis methods for various RM- based adsorbents, and evaluate their performance in removing HMs from water, guiding the design of subsequent new materials. Crucially, this review highlights studies on adsorbent reusability, HM leaching, and economic feasibility to address economic and safety concerns. Finally, we discuss adsorption mechanisms and prospects for these materials.
Keywords: red mud based; adsorption; heavy metal(loid)s; adsorption mechanism red mud based; adsorption; heavy metal(loid)s; adsorption mechanism

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Li, F.; Deng, R.; Hou, B.; Peng, L.; Ren, B.; Kong, X.; Zhang, B.; Hursthouse, A. Sustainable Remediation: Advances in Red Mud-Based Synergistic Fabrication Techniques and Mechanistic Insights for Enhanced Heavy Metal(Loid)s Sorption in Wastewater. Processes 2025, 13, 2249. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072249

AMA Style

Li F, Deng R, Hou B, Peng L, Ren B, Kong X, Zhang B, Hursthouse A. Sustainable Remediation: Advances in Red Mud-Based Synergistic Fabrication Techniques and Mechanistic Insights for Enhanced Heavy Metal(Loid)s Sorption in Wastewater. Processes. 2025; 13(7):2249. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072249

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Li, Feng, Renjian Deng, Baolin Hou, Lingyu Peng, Bozhi Ren, Xiangxing Kong, Bo Zhang, and Andrew Hursthouse. 2025. "Sustainable Remediation: Advances in Red Mud-Based Synergistic Fabrication Techniques and Mechanistic Insights for Enhanced Heavy Metal(Loid)s Sorption in Wastewater" Processes 13, no. 7: 2249. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072249

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Li, F., Deng, R., Hou, B., Peng, L., Ren, B., Kong, X., Zhang, B., & Hursthouse, A. (2025). Sustainable Remediation: Advances in Red Mud-Based Synergistic Fabrication Techniques and Mechanistic Insights for Enhanced Heavy Metal(Loid)s Sorption in Wastewater. Processes, 13(7), 2249. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13072249

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