A comprehensive review on modelling the adsorption process for heavy metal removal from waste water using artificial neural network technique

Heliyon. 2023 Apr 17;9(4):e15455. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15455. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Water is the most necessary and significant element for all life on earth. Unfortunately, the quality of the water resources is constantly declining as a result of population development, industry, and civilization progress. Due to their extreme toxicity, heavy metals removal from water has drawn researchers' attention. A lot of scientific applications use artificial neural networks (ANNs) because of their excellent ability to map nonlinear relationships. ANNs shown excellent modelling capabilities for the water treatment remediation. The adsorption process uses a variety of variables, making the interaction between them nonlinear. Selecting the best technique can produce excellent results; the adsorption approach for removing heavy metals is highly effective. Different studies show that the ANNs modelling approach can accurately forecast the adsorbed heavy metals and other contaminants in order to remove them.

Keywords: Adsorption process; Artificial neural network; Environmental modelling; Heavy metals; Water treatment.

Publication types

  • Review