[HTML][HTML] A review on emerging water contaminants and the application of sustainable removal technologies

R Kumar, M Qureshi, DK Vishwakarma… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are synthetic or naturally occurring chemicals or any
microorganisms that are not commonly monitored in the environment but have the potential …

Wastewater treatment and emerging contaminants: Bibliometric analysis

Y Chen, M Lin, D Zhuang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, emerging contaminants have been found in the wastewater, surface water,
and even drinking water, which should be treated to ensure the safety of our living …

Emerging pollutants and their removal using visible-light responsive photocatalysis–a comprehensive review

S Ahmed, FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants (EP) are the group of contaminants newly detected in aquatic
environments around the globe. Conventional water purification systems are less efficient in …

An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

Removal of diphenols using pine biochar. Kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, and mechanism of uptake

NFGM Cimirro, EC Lima, MR Cunha, PS Thue… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal pyrolysis synthesized activated biochar from the Pinus elliottii sawdust (PS) at 600°
C. The obtained activated biochar (PB600) was used for the removal of three diphenols …

Facile synthesis of 2D/0D Bi2O3/MnO2 Z-scheme heterojunction for enhanced visible light-assisted photocatalytic degradation of acetaminophen

VK Parida, SK Srivastava, S Chowdhury… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction of heterojunctions is a prominent strategy for improving the photocatalytic
activity of semiconductor nanoparticles. In this study, a novel visible-light-driven 2D/0D Bi 2 …

Adsorptive and photocatalytic degradation potential of porous polymeric materials for removal of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and dyes-based emerging contaminants …

A Intisar, A Ramzan, S Hafeez, N Hussain, M Irfan… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Life on earth is dependent on clean water, which is crucial for survival. Water supplies are
getting contaminated due to the growing human population and its associated …

Bismuth oxyhalide photocatalysts for water purification: Progress and challenges

CY Wang, X Zhang, HQ Yu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in water and wastewater has gained
considerable attention in recent decades, as bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX, X= Cl, Br, or I) have …

A comprehensive review on the synthesis, performance, modifications, and regeneration of activated carbon for the adsorptive removal of various water pollutants

A Srivastava, B Gupta, A Majumder, AK Gupta… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has led to the generation of a large quantum of complex wastewater
comprising of recalcitrant organic and inorganic pollutants. The inability of the conventional …

A state-of-art-review on emerging contaminants: Environmental chemistry, health effect, and modern treatment methods

NA Khan, EA López-Maldonado, A Majumder, S Singh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution problems are increasingly becoming ea priority issue from both scientific and
technological points of view. The dispersion and frequency of pollutants in the environment …