Bio-based adsorption as ecofriendly method for wastewater decontamination: a review

J Vievard, A Alem, A Pantet, ND Ahfir… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intense human activities have for years contributed to the pollution of the environment by
many dangerous pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides, or polycyclic aromatic …

Adsorption of emerging pollutants on activated carbon

Z Jeirani, CH Niu, J Soltan - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2017 - degruyter.com
Many emerging pollutants (also known as micro-pollutants) including pesticides,
pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine disrupting chemicals …

A review on effective removal of emerging contaminants from aquatic systems: Current trends and scope for further research

BS Rathi, PS Kumar, PL Show - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater is water that has already been contaminated by domestic, industrial and
commercial activity that needs to be treated before it could be discharged into some other …

Influence of dissolved organic matter on the removal of 12 organic micropollutants from wastewater effluent by powdered activated carbon adsorption

R Guillossou, J Le Roux, R Mailler, CS Pereira-Derome… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in wastewater effluents is recognized as
the main factor limiting the adsorption of organic micropollutants (OMPs) onto activated …

Adsorbents and removal strategies of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from contaminated water bodies

NY Mlunguza, S Ncube, PN Mahlambi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, there has been a rapid growth in the number of published articles
that have focused on the environmental monitoring of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs …

Removal of pyrene and benzo (a) pyrene micropollutant from water via adsorption by green synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles

SSM Hassan, HI Abdel-Shafy… - Advances in Natural …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water are classified as organic micropollutants,
which are carcinogenic even in very low concentration (ppb). In this study the green …

Nanotechnology-A ray of hope for heavy metals removal

V Mohanapriya, R Sakthivel, NDK Pham, CK Cheng… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental effects of heavy metal pollution are considered as a widespread problem
throughout the world, as it jeopardizes human health and also reduces the sustainability of a …

Nanomaterials as versatile adsorbents for heavy metal ions in water: a review

GK Sarma, S Sen Gupta, KG Bhattacharyya - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Over the years, heavy metal pollution has become a very serious environmental problem
worldwide. Even though anthropogenic sources are believed to be the major cause of heavy …

Insight into wastewater decontamination using polymeric adsorbents

PA Alaba, NA Oladoja, YM Sani, OB Ayodele… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of polymeric adsorbent for decontamination of various sources of water was
critically reviewed. This arises from the alarming increase in water scarcity in many parts of …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) removal by sorption: a review

S Lamichhane, KCB Krishna, R Sarukkalige - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic micro pollutants which are persistent
compounds in the environment due to their hydrophobic nature. Concerns over their …