Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides in African water systems: A need for timely intervention

CO Okoye, ES Okeke, KC Okoye, D Echude… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The occurrence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, personal care
products (PPCPs) and pesticides in the aquatic environment has raised serious concerns …

Emerging contaminants in the water bodies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A critical review

M Ouda, D Kadadou, B Swaidan, A Al-Othman… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many emerging contaminants (ECs) are not currently removed by conventional water
treatment methods and consequently, often reach the aquatic environment. In the absence …

Guava seed activated carbon loaded calcium alginate aerogel for the adsorption of diclofenac sodium: characterization, isotherm, kinetics, and optimization via Box …

GAAM Al-Hazmi, AAA Alayyafi, MG El-Desouky… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop a novel adsorbent designed for the removal of diclofenac
sodium (DS) from water. The synthesized adsorbent, a composite sponge known as guava …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on the novel approaches using nanomaterials for the remediation of soil and water pollution

T Sathish, N Ahalya, M Thirunavukkarasu… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
While urbanisation has numerous advantages, it causes greater risks to the environment
and human health because of the release of heavy metals, various organic and inorganic …

Carbamazepine removal from aqueous solution by green synthesis zero-valent iron/Cu nanoparticles with Ficus Benjamina leaves' extract

HM Abdel-Aziz, RS Farag, SA Abdel-Gawad - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Green synthesis of nanoparticles is an eco-friendly treatment technique. Bimetallic nano
zero-valent Fe/Cu was successfully prepared by green synthesis by Ficus Benjamina leaves …

Application of electro-spun nano-fibers based on agriculture cellulosic biomaterial wastes for removal of dye and heavy metal from polluted water

S Mowafi, HAS Tohamy - The Journal of The Textile Institute, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This work aims to extraction of valuable cellulosic biomaterials namely; carboxymethyl
cellulose (CMC) and carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from agriculture cellulosic waste (agro …

Green synthesis of nano-zero-valent copper for the D-blue 60 textile dye removal from aqueous medium

MA Zayed, SA Abdel-Gawad, HM Abdel-Aziz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Green synthesis of zero-valent copper nanoparticles successfully performed using Ficus
benjamina leaves. The novel adsorbent Ficus nano-zero-valent copper (FB-nZVCu) …

Contaminants of emerging concern in African wastewater effluents: occurrence, impact and removal technologies

MC Necibi, D Dhiba, S El Hajjaji - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, the pollution of water bodies by contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such
as pharmaceuticals, endocrine disrupting compounds, flame retardants including …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and potential applications of polyamide 6/protein electro-spun nanofibrous mats in sorption of metal ions and dyes from industrial effluents

S Mowafi, M Abou Taleb, C Vineis… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - scielo.org.mx
The main objective of this work is the preparation of nanofibrous mats (NFM) from polyamide
6 (PA6) reinforced and functionalized by renewable proteinic waste and examining their …

High Surface Area Nanoporous Activated Carbons Materials from Areca catechu Nut with Excellent Iodine and Methylene Blue Adsorption

S Joshi, RG Shrestha, RR Pradhananga, K Ariga… - C, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanoporous carbon materials from biomass exhibit a high surface area due to well-defined
pore structures. Therefore, they have been extensively used in separation and purification …