A review on polymer nanocomposites and their effective applications in membranes and adsorbents for water treatment and gas separation

O Agboola, OSI Fayomi, A Ayodeji, AO Ayeni… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, environmental challenges have been recognised as a matter of concern. Among
these challenges are the reduced availability and quality of drinking water, and greenhouse …

Dyes removal from water using polymeric nanocomposites: a review

G Sarojini, P Kannan, N Rajamohan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Most dyes are pollutants that should be removed from waters due to their mutagenic and
carcinogenic properties, requiring advanced adsorption methods. Here, we review …

Nanomaterials as a sustainable choice for treating wastewater

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, B Ahmed, T Mehnaz… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater containing toxic substances is a major threat to the health of both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems. In order to treat wastewater, nanomaterials are currently being …

GO/ZnO nanocomposite-as transducer platform for electrochemical sensing towards environmental applications

PS Kumar, G Padmalaya, N Elavarasan, BS Sreeja - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Graphene Oxide-Zinc Oxide (GO-ZnO)–a new nanomaterial that has queued the
interest of researchers. Their intriguing promising physical and electrochemical features of …

Porous polyacrylonitrile/graphene oxide nanofibers designed for high efficient adsorption of chromium ions (VI) in aqueous solution

ZQ Feng, X Yuan, T Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of efficient adsorbent with low cost, simple and green production
process, and zero secondary pollution for Cr (VI) removal in industrial applications is a great …

Removal of dye using peroxidase-immobilized Buckypaper/polyvinyl alcohol membrane in a multi-stage filtration column via RSM and ANFIS

YJ Lau, RR Karri, NM Mubarak, SY Lau… - … science and pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The feasibility and performance of Jicama peroxidase (JP) immobilized
Buckypaper/polyvinyl alcohol (BP/PVA) membrane for methylene blue (MB) dye removal …

Carbon nanomaterials are a superior soil amendment for sandy soils than biochar based on impacts on lettuce growth, physiology and soil biochemical quality

J Nepal, X Xin, G Maltais-Landry, W Ahmad, J Pereira… - NanoImpact, 2023 - Elsevier
A significant bottleneck of current agricultural systems remains the very low agronomic
efficiency of conventional agrochemicals, particularly in sandy soils. Carbon nanomaterials …

An overview of zeolites synthesised from coal fly ash and their potential for extracting heavy metals from industrial wastewater

S Buzukashvili, R Sommerville… - Canadian …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Zeolites are aluminosilicate minerals widely used in industrial applications including as
commercial adsorbents and catalysts. This overview focuses on zeolites synthesised from …

A generalized method for modeling the adsorption of heavy metals with machine learning algorithms

N Hafsa, S Rushd, M Al-Yaari, M Rahman - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Applications of machine learning algorithms (MLAs) to modeling the adsorption efficiencies
of different heavy metals have been limited by the adsorbate–adsorbent pair and the …

Zeolite synthesis from coal fly ash and its application to heavy metals remediation from water contaminated with Pb, Cu, Zn and Ni ions

S Buzukashvili, R Sommerville, W Hu, O Brooks… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unique properties of zeolites, such as their microporous structure and ion exchange
capacity, make them a promising material for water treatment applications. This work …