Emerging contaminants in wastewater: A critical review on occurrence, existing legislations, risk assessment, and sustainable treatment alternatives

VK Parida, D Saidulu, A Majumder, A Srivastava… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) have been a threat to the aqueous environment because of
their persistent nature and ability to adversely affect the living organisms exposed to them for …

[HTML][HTML] Protein nanofibrils for next generation sustainable water purification

M Peydayesh, R Mezzenga - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Water scarcity is rapidly spreading across the planet, threatening the population across the
five continents and calling for global sustainable solutions. Water reclamation is the most …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Ecofriendly biopolymers and composites: Preparation and their applications in water-treatment

GP Udayakumar, S Muthusamy, B Selvaganesh… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, the term polymer has been repeatedly used in several industries
for their immense characteristics in different applications. Polymers and their composites …

[HTML][HTML] Application of natural coagulants in water treatment: a sustainable alternative to chemicals

B Koul, N Bhat, M Abubakar, M Mishra, AP Arukha… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water treatment (WT) is currently among the major areas of research due to the depletion of
water resources and fearmongering regarding environmental pollution, which has …

What compound inside biocoagulants/bioflocculants is contributing the most to the coagulation and flocculation processes?

SB Kurniawan, MF Imron, CENCE Chik… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biocoagulants and bioflocculants are alternative items that can be used to substitute the
utilization of common-chemical coagulants and flocculants. Biocoagulants/bioflocculants …

[HTML][HTML] Application of natural coagulants for pharmaceutical removal from water and wastewater: a review

MYD Alazaiza, A Albahnasawi, GAM Ali, MJK Bashir… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical contamination threatens both humans and the environment, and several
technologies have been adapted for the removal of pharmaceuticals. The coagulation …

Recent advances on coagulation-based treatment of wastewater: Transition from chemical to natural coagulant

MB Bahrodin, NS Zaidi, N Hussein, M Sillanpää… - Current Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The use of conventional chemical coagulant in treatment of
wastewater is gaining great attention. Drawbacks related to the prolonged effects on human …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment

S Nimesha, C Hewawasam, DJ Jayasanka… - Global Journal of …, 2022 - gjesm.net
Natural waterways are contaminated due to industrialization, urbanization, population
growth etc., degrading their quality. Contaminated waterways cause numerous health and …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption and coagulation in wastewater treatment–Review

H Sukmana, N Bellahsen, F Pantoja… - Progress in Agricultural …, 2021 - akjournals.com
Wastewater issues became a complex challenge in the world. There are several methods in
wastewater treatment, such as chemical, physical, biological, and the combination of each …