Removal of chelated heavy metals from aqueous solution: A review of current methods and mechanisms

Y Zhu, W Fan, T Zhou, X Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Water contamination with heavy metal ions and organic compounds such as citrate,
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, tartrate, pharmaceuticals, surfactants and natural organic …

A critical review on chemical analysis of heavy metal complexes in water/wastewater and the mechanism of treatment methods

Z Xu, Q Zhang, X Li, X Huang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient mitigation of toxic and recalcitrant heavy metal complexes (HMCs) from water and
wastewater is critical to guarantee the environmental health and safety, but still faces many …

Electrospun semiconductor‐based nano‐heterostructures for photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental remediation: opportunities and challenges

N Lu, M Zhang, X Jing, P Zhang, Y Zhu… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy to drive the semiconductor photocatalysis offers a promising tactic
to address ever‐growing challenges of both energy shortage and environmental pollution …

EDTA-cross-linked β-cyclodextrin: an environmentally friendly bifunctional adsorbent for simultaneous adsorption of metals and cationic dyes

F Zhao, E Repo, D Yin, Y Meng, S Jafari… - Environmental …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The discharge of metals and dyes poses a serious threat to public health and the
environment. What is worse, these two hazardous pollutants are often found to coexist in …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced oxidation processes for the decontamination of heavy metal complexes in aquatic systems: A review

KHH Aziz, FS Mustafa - Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
A significant challenge in industrial wastewater treatment is the presence of heavy metal
complexes (HMCs) formed when heavy metals interact with organic complexing agents …

Self-enhanced decomplexation of Cu-organic complexes and Cu recovery from wastewaters using an electrochemical membrane filtration system

J Li, J Ma, R Dai, X Wang, M Chen… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Heavy metals in industrial wastewaters are typically present as stable metal–organic
complexes with their cost-effective treatment remaining a significant challenge. Herein, a self …

Dual-functional photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic systems for energy-and resource-recovering water treatment

TH Jeon, MS Koo, H Kim, W Choi - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
The solar-driven photo (electro) catalytic process is a key technology for utilization of solar
energy. It is being intensively investigated for application to environmental remediation and …

Novel Cu (II)–EDTA decomplexation by discharge plasma oxidation and coupled Cu removal by alkaline precipitation: underneath mechanisms

T Wang, Y Cao, G Qu, Q Sun, T Xia, X Guo… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Strong complexation between heavy metals and organic complexing agents makes the
heavy metals difficult to be removed by classical chemical precipitation. In this study, a novel …

Endogenously activated persulfate by non-thermal plasma for Cu (II)-EDTA decomplexation: Synergistic effect and mechanisms

Y Liu, G Qu, Q Sun, H Jia, T Wang, L Zhu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
It is difficult to remove heavy metal–organic complex by conventional chemical precipitation.
In this study, a novel strategy of coupling non-thermal plasma (NTP) and persulfate (PS) …

Sustainable decontamination of heavy metal in wastewater and soil with novel rectangular wave asymmetrical alternative current electrochemistry

L Lu, Y Xie, Z Yang, B Chen - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
A new concept of removal and recovery of heavy metals and simultaneous regeneration and
reuse of ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA) in soil washing effluent containing metal …