A critical review on the electrospun nanofibrous membranes for the adsorption of heavy metals in water treatment

F Zhu, YM Zheng, BG Zhang, YR Dai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENFMs) have many superior advantages, such as
large specific surface area, high porosity, easy modification, good flexibility, and easy …

Recent progress on electrospun nanofibrous polymer membranes for water and air purification: A review

MA Abdulhamid, K Muzamil - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing new polymer membranes with excellent thermal, mechanical, and chemical
stability has shown great potential for various environmental remediation applications such …

Recent progress in electrospun nanofibers and their applications in heavy metal wastewater treatment

X Xu, H Lv, M Zhang, M Wang, Y Zhou, Y Liu… - Frontiers of Chemical …, 2023 - Springer
Novel adsorbents with a simple preparation process and large capacity for removing highly
toxic and nondegradable heavy metals from water have drawn the attention of researchers …

Decontamination of radioactive wastewater: State of the art and challenges forward

X Zhang, P Gu, Y Liu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Radioactive substances have been widely used in many industrial sectors, eg nuclear
power station, biomedical engineering, etc. With increasing applications of nuclear …

Electrospun nanofiber affinity membranes for water treatment applications: A review

R HMTShirazi, T Mohammadi, AA Asadi… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent environmental studies reveal that protecting freshwater resources and preventing
contamination of groundwater, surface water, and seawater have become critical issues …

Synthesis of a novel environmental-friendly biocarbon composite and its highly efficient removal of uranium (VI) and thorium (IV) from aqueous solution

J Liao, T Xiong, Z Zhao, L Ding, W Zhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development and utilization of nuclear energy produced a large amount of uranium
(VI)/thorium (IV)-containing wastewater, which would be harmful to the environment. The …

Mechanisms of the removal of the metal ions, dyes, and drugs from wastewaters by the electrospun nanofiber membranes

PG Abadi, M Irani, LR Rad - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nanofibers prepared by the electrospinning method are widely used as a
photocatalyst/absorbent in various wastewater treatment techniques, including …

Recent progress on nanomaterial-based membranes for water treatment

M Khraisheh, S Elhenawy, F AlMomani, M Al-Ghouti… - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanomaterials have emerged as the new future generation materials for high-performance
water treatment membranes with potential for solving the worldwide water pollution issue …

High efficient adsorption for thorium in aqueous solution using a novel tentacle-type chitosan-based aerogel: Adsorption behavior and mechanism

B Chen, L Ding, Y Wang, Y Zhang - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel tentacle-type chitosan-based aerogel with swelling resistance was prepared via sol-
gel technology using resorcinol as enhancer and gC 3 N 4 as tentacle. The introduction of …

Efficient capture of radioactive iodine by a new bismuth-decorated electrospinning carbon nanofiber

TS Chee, Z Tian, X Zhang, L Lei, C Xiao - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Radioactive iodine isotopes that are discharged into environment have been of significant
concern due to its long-term impact on public health. In this work, a new bismuth-based …