Adsorptive removal of organic dyes via porous materials for wastewater treatment in recent decades: A review on species, mechanisms and perspectives

D Lan, H Zhu, J Zhang, S Li, Q Chen, C Wang, T Wu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic dyes, a type of high toxic and carcinogenic chemicals that present severe threats to
human and aquatic life, are the most commonly seen organic pollutants in wastewater of …

Nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

J Yang, B Hou, J Wang, B Tian, J Bi, N Wang, X Li… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

Carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents: Properties, functionalization, interaction mechanisms, and applications in water purification

M Sajid, M Asif, N Baig, M Kabeer, I Ihsanullah… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes-based adsorbents have been extensively used in the adsorption of
inorganic and organic pollutants from water and wastewater. They demonstrate excellent …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application

MMA Aslam, HW Kuo, W Den, M Usman, M Sultan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …

Recent advances in new generation nanocomposite materials for adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous environment

A Bhuyan, M Ahmaruzzaman - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
With rapid increase in the human population, a large amount of wastewater is generated
every year. The availability of fresh water is decreasing at an alarming rate due to rapid …

Nanoadsorbents: classification, preparation, and applications (with emphasis on aqueous media)

M Khajeh, S Laurent, K Dastafkan - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, nanoscale solid materials have become very important because of their
special properties, 1, 2 and the nanomaterials field has gained increasing attention from …

Carbon nanotubes as adsorbents in environmental pollution management: a review

X Ren, C Chen, M Nagatsu, X Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have aroused widespread attention as a new type of adsorbents
due to their outstanding ability for the removal of various inorganic and organic pollutants …

Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water using carbon nanotubes: A review

C Jung, A Son, N Her, KD Zoh, J Cho, Y Yoon - Journal of Industrial and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products
(PPCPs) have been extensively detected in various surface water and wastewater. Carbon …

Designer carbon nanotubes for contaminant removal in water and wastewater: a critical review

B Sarkar, S Mandal, YF Tsang, P Kumar, KH Kim… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The search for effective materials for environmental cleanup is a scientific and technological
issue of paramount importance. Among various materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) …