Recent advances in carbon nanomaterial-based adsorbents for water purification

R Gusain, N Kumar, SS Ray - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of water quality and the unavailability of drinkable water are pressing
challenges worldwide. Removal of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants from water is …

Hydrogel nanocomposite adsorbents and photocatalysts for sustainable water purification

N Kumar, R Gusain, S Pandey… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels have been employed for water purification applications, but their performance
and strength are unsatisfactory for widespread adoption. Recently, hydrogel …

Toxicity and remediation of pharmaceuticals and pesticides using metal oxides and carbon nanomaterials

Z Fallah, EN Zare, M Ghomi, F Ahmadijokani, M Amini… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide development of agriculture and industry has resulted in contamination of
water bodies by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other xenobiotics. Even at trace levels of …

Functional biobased hydrogels for the removal of aqueous hazardous pollutants: current status, challenges, and future perspectives

CB Godiya, LAM Ruotolo, W Cai - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Contaminated water and scarcity of clean water are serious global environmental concerns.
Elimination of hazardous organic/inorganic contaminants from water/sewages is essential …

Graphene oxide–chitosan hydrogel for adsorptive removal of diclofenac from aqueous solution: preparation, characterization, kinetic and thermodynamic modelling

H Mahmoodi, M Fattahi, M Motevassel - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This work aimed at developing a natural compound-based hydrogel adsorbent to remove
diclofenac as a model pharmaceutical from water. First, graphene oxide–chitosan (GO–CTS) …

Sustainable green nanoadsorbents for remediation of pharmaceuticals from water and wastewater: A critical review

AH Khan, NA Khan, M Zubair, MA Shaida… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last three decades, pharmaceutical research has increased tremendously to offer safe
and healthy life. However, the high consumption of these harmful drugs has risen …

Insights into the crucial role of electron and spin structures in heteroatom-doped covalent triazine frameworks for removing organic micropollutants

C Zhu, Q Fang, R Liu, W Dong, S Song… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The water shortage crisis, characterized by organic micropollutants (OMPs), urgently
requires new materials and methods to deal with it. Although heteroatom doping has been …

Nano-based adsorbent and photocatalyst use for pharmaceutical contaminant removal during indirect potable water reuse

SK Fanourakis, J Peña-Bahamonde, PC Bandara… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing human activity, including commercial and noncommercial use of
pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural products, has introduced new …

Remediation of pharmaceutical pollutants using graphene-based materials-A review on operating conditions, mechanism and toxicology

S Akash, B Sivaprakash, N Rajamohan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphene is a high surface area special carbon compound with exceptional biological,
electronic and mechanical properties. Graphene-based materials are potential components …

Microwave assisted synthesis of xanthan gum-cl-poly (acrylic acid) based-reduced graphene oxide hydrogel composite for adsorption of methylene blue and methyl …

E Makhado, S Pandey, J Ramontja - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, facile and efficient method was adopted for the synthesis of graft
copolymer hydrogel by graft copolymerization of acrylic acid (AA) onto xanthan gum (XG) …