Photocatalytic degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants to harmless end products: assessment of practical application potential for water and air cleaning

M Pavel, C Anastasescu, RN State, A Vasile, F Papa… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
It is well-documented that large-scale pollution generated by human activity has a dramatic
impact on ecosystems. In this context, removing harmful chemicals via photocatalysis has …

Green-synthesized nanocatalysts and nanomaterials for water treatment: Current challenges and future perspectives

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous hazardous environmental pollutants in water bodies, both organic and inorganic,
have become a critical global issue. As greener and bio-synthesized versions of …

Nitrates in the environment: A critical review of their distribution, sensing techniques, ecological effects and remediation

S Singh, AG Anil, V Kumar, D Kapoor, S Subramanian… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrate pollution is eminent in almost all the developing nations as a result of increased
natural activities apart from anthropogenic pollution. The release of nitrates in more than …

Iron‐based nanocatalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction

C Wang, Y Zhang, H Luo, H Zhang, W Li… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrate has a high level of stability and persistence in water, endangering human health and
aquatic ecosystems. Due to its high reliability and efficiency, the electrochemical nitrate …

High-efficiency ammonia electrosynthesis on self-supported Co2AlO4 nanoarray in neutral media by selective reduction of nitrate

Z Deng, J Liang, Q Liu, C Ma, L Xie, L Yue… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A Co 2 AlO 4 nanosheet array on carbon cloth (Co 2 AlO 4/CC) is proposed as a superb
electrocatalyst for converting nitrate (NO 3−) to ammonia (NH 3). In 0.1 M PBS solution with …

Application of nanoparticles in biofuels: an overview

PT Sekoai, CNM Ouma, SP Du Preez, P Modisha… - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofuels are fast advancing as alternative sources of renewable energy due to their non-
polluting features and cost-competitiveness in comparison to fossil fuels. However, in order …

Nitrate removal performance of different granular adsorbents using a novel fe-exchanged nanoporous clinoptilolite

S Hosseini Nami, SB Mousavi - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The primary purpose of this investigation is to assess the nitrate removal efficiency of the two
diverse synthesized beads from natural clinoptilolite modified with iron cations (Fe/Clin) …

Removal of toxic pollutants from water environment by phytoremediation: a survey on application and future prospects

S Jeevanantham, A Saravanan, RV Hemavathy… - … technology & innovation, 2019 - Elsevier
Pollutants is one of the ecological contaminations for the time being days as effect of
mechanical improvement in a few nations. Heavy metals and dyes give harmful …

The role of clays, clay minerals and clay-based materials for nitrate removal from water systems: A review

CV Lazaratou, DV Vayenas, D Papoulis - Applied Clay Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers has led to increased nitrate concentrations in
groundwater that pose a threat to human health, via nitrate-contaminated potable water, and …

Phosphate removal from water using bottom ash: Adsorption performance, coexisting anions and modelling studies

KS Hashim, HM Ewadh, AA Muhsin… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Phosphate in freshwater possesses significant effects on both quality of water and human
health. Hence, many treatment methods have been used to remove phosphate from …