Engineered nanomaterials and their surface functionalization for the removal of heavy metals: A review

A Jawed, V Saxena, LM Pandey - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by various harmful toxic chemical substances, precisely heavy metals,
dyes, and pathogens, which have a disastrous effect on the ecological balance of human as …

A review of amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for water treatment: Features and prospects

J You, L Wang, Y Zhao, W Bao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles have attracted significant attention due to their exceptional features
and versatile applications, including water and/or wastewater treatment. Discharge of heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Development of iron oxide/activated carbon nanoparticle composite for the removal of Cr (VI), Cu (II) and Cd (II) ions from aqueous solution

M Jain, M Yadav, T Kohout, M Lahtinen, VK Garg… - Water Resources and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron oxide (Fe 3 O 4) and iron oxide/activated carbon (Fe 3 O 4/AC) were fabricated
by co-precipitation method for the removal of Cr (VI), Cu (II) and Cd (II) ions from aqueous …

Functionalized magnetic nanomaterials in agricultural applications

A Spanos, K Athanasiou, A Ioannou, V Fotopoulos… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of functional nanomaterials exhibiting cost-effectiveness, biocompatibility
and biodegradability in the form of nanoadditives, nanofertilizers, nanosensors …

Facile synthesis of Fe2O3 nanoparticles from Egyptian insecticide cans for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and crystal violet dyes

EA Abdelrahman, RM Hegazey, YH Kotp… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, Fe 2 O 3 (hematite) nanoparticles with different crystallite sizes (40–59 nm)
were synthesized from Egyptian insecticide cans using the combustion method. The organic …

Facile Synthesis of MgO/CuO and MgO/Cu3MgO4 Binary Nanocomposites as Promising Adsorbents for the Disposal of Zn(II) Ions

EA Abdelrahman, MMH Khalil, FK Algethami… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2024 - Springer
Water pollution is a pressing environmental issue that affects water sources such as lakes,
rivers, groundwater, and oceans. It arises from the introduction of harmful substances …

Adsorption of agricultural wastewater contaminated with antibiotics, pesticides and toxic metals by functionalized magnetic nanoparticles

T Wang, S Ai, Y Zhou, Z Luo, C Dai, Y Yang… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) as new-generation adsorbents have been
widely used in environmental problems treatment processes due to their unique physical …

Adsorption efficiency of glycyrrhiza glabra root toward heavy metal ions: Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study on removing copper ions from …

S Pirsalami, S Bagherpour, ME Bahrololoom… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal ions in wastewater are a major source of water and soil pollution. In this study,
glycyrrhiza glabra root is introduced as a novel biosorbent for removing copper ions from …

Optimizing adsorptive removal of malachite green and methyl orange dyes from simulated wastewater by Mn‐doped CuO‐Nanoparticles loaded on activated carbon …

E Sharifpour, E Alipanahpour Dil… - Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In the present work, Mn‐doped CuO‐NPs‐AC was prepared by a simple method,
characterized using various techniques such as FESEM, EDX, XRD, PSD, and pHpzc and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploitation of Egyptian insecticide cans in the fabrication of Si/Fe nanostructures and their chitosan polymer composites for the removal of Ni (II), Cu (II), and …

EA Abdelrahman, RM Hegazey - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Si/Fe nanostructures (F1, F2, F3, and F4) with different crystallite sizes (25.98,
18.07, 17.23, and 8.97 nm, respectively) were hydrothermally synthesized from Egyptian …