Overview of in situ and ex situ remediation technologies for PCB-contaminated soils and sediments and obstacles for full-scale application

HI Gomes, C Dias-Ferreira, AB Ribeiro - Science of the Total Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are persistent organic pollutants used worldwide between
the 1930s and 1980s. Although their use has been heavily restricted, PCB can be found in …

Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in the environment: sources, fate, and toxicities

R Tehrani, B Van Aken - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014 - Springer
Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) are produced in the environment by the
oxidation of PCBs through a variety of mechanisms, including metabolic transformation in …

Advances and perspective in bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soils

JK Sharma, RK Gautam, SV Nanekar, R Weber… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, microbial degradation and bioremediation approaches of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) have been studied extensively considering their toxicity, carcinogenicity …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls using Mo–TiO2/GO/MS nanocomposite

SSM Hassan, AN El-Shazly, AM Ismael, MM Yehia… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Mill scale (MS), which refers to iron waste, was used to synthesize Mo–TiO 2/GO/MS
nanocomposite for the photodegradation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) via UV …

Low-cost and recyclable photocatalysts: Metal oxide/polymer composites applied in the catalytic breakdown of dyes

T Borjigin, M Schmitt, F Morlet-Savary, P Xiao… - Photochem, 2022 - mdpi.com
Novel metal oxide/polymer composite photocatalysts prepared by photocuring with common
metal oxide particles (ZnO or CeO2) and acrylic ester monomers have been investigated for …

Characterization of La/Fe/TiO2 and Its Photocatalytic Performance in Ammonia Nitrogen Wastewater

X Luo, C Chen, J Yang, J Wang, Q Yan, H Shi… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
La/Fe/TiO2 composite photocatalysts were synthesized by Sol-Gel method and well
characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) …

Flower-like and nanorods ZnO deposited on rGO as efficient photocatalysts for removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

AS Merlano, E Albiter, MA Valenzuela, LM Hoyos… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
PCBs were used for several decades as coolants, lubricants in transformers, plasticizers,
and dielectric fluids, being highly carcinogenic and representing a severe environmental …

Photocatalytic mediated destruction of 2-chlorobiphenyl by a ZnO-[10%]BiOI pn heterojunction: effect of some process parameters

DC Ashiegbu, H Potgieter - International Journal of Environmental Science …, 2024 - Springer
This study involved the synthesis, characterization, and application of various photocatalysts
and heterojunctions using zinc oxide (ZnO), tungsten trioxide (WO3), and bismuth oxyiodide …

Paracetamol degradation performance and mechanisms using microwave-assisted heat-activated persulfate in solutions

Q Zhang, S Cheng, H Xia, L Zhang, J Zhou, C Li… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2019 - Springer
A microwave (MW) heat-activated the persulfate (PS) process was employed to treat
paracetamol (PAM) in wastewater, and the powder-activated carbon (PAC) be used is used …

Ferrates for water remediation

S Mura, L Malfatti, G Greppi, P Innocenzi - Reviews in Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
The availability of safe drinking-water at the global level is one of the biggest challenges of
our century. At present, toxins and pathogens in fresh waters are responsible for more than …