Mostafa Mahinroosta - Research laboratory of Inorganic Chemical Process Technologies, School of Chemical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak 1684613114, Tehran, Iran
Ali Allahverdi - Cement Research Center, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak 1684613114, Tehran,Iran

Environmental contamination by wastes generated through industrial activities has received global attention. Among industrial wastes, solid ones have caused serious problems for human health and living organisms. These problems have emerged in the forms of heavy and toxic metals released in surface and underground water, toxic and odorous and in some cases flammable gaseous emissions to theair, organic compounds and dyestuff-contaminated effluents. On the other hand, industrial communities always seek cost-effective methods to reduce or minimize their environmental pollution. Among the methods, adsorption process is a popular one especially when it uses low-cost and efficient adsorbents. Application of solid wastes as low-cost and promising sorbents with and without additional treatmentprovides a two-fold advantage, finally resulting in cleaner environment. The present paper takes a look at the use of some industrial solid wastes globally generated in large amounts as potential sorbents for the removal of environmental pollution

Industrial waste, Sorption, Adsorbent, Environmental pollution