A review of the occurrence, transformation, and removal of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater treatment plants

SP Lenka, M Kah, LP Padhye - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprise more than 4,000 anthropogenically
manufactured compounds with widescale consumer and industrial applications. This critical …

Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of biochar for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastewater

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, ED van Hullebusch… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Currently, due to the rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization in developing
countries, a large volume of wastewater is produced from industries that contain chemicals …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between microplastics, pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Implications for vector transport

T Atugoda, M Vithanage, H Wijesekara, N Bolan… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics are well known for vector transport of hydrophobic organic contaminants, and
there are growing concerns regarding their potential adverse effects on ecosystems and …

Highly efficient adsorption and catalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin by a novel heterogeneous Fenton catalyst of hexapod-like pyrite nanosheets mineral clusters

X Nie, G Li, S Li, Y Luo, W Luo, Q Wan, T An - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel hexapod-like pyrite nanosheets mineral cluster was prepared via a facile
hydrothermal method. Compared with classical homogeneous Fenton processes, this …

Application of co-pyrolysis biochar for the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated environmental substrates

Y Li, H Yu, L Liu, H Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has been considered as a serious threat to the environment and
human in the past decades due to its toxic and unbiodegradable properties. Recently …

A review: Research progress on microplastic pollutants in aquatic environments

Y Tang, Y Liu, Y Chen, W Zhang, J Zhao, S He… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous problems of microplastics in waters are receiving global attention as
microplastics can harm aquatic organisms, and finally can accumulate in the human body …

Filtration of microplastic spheres by biochar: removal efficiency and immobilisation mechanisms

Z Wang, M Sedighi, A Lea-Langton - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive presence of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment has recently been
identified as a critical global challenge. A large proportion of the microplastic in aquatic …

Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar for tetracycline and ciprofloxacin adsorptive removal

Y Ma, M Li, P Li, L Yang, L Wu, F Gao, X Qi… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar derived from municipal sludge was activated by zinc chloride, which
was first time used as the precursor for hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic sludge biochar …

Activated biochar derived from Opuntia ficus-indica for the efficient adsorption of malachite green dye, Cu+ 2 and Ni+ 2 from water

M Choudhary, R Kumar, S Neogi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Applicability of biochar in water treatment is gaining interest due to its sustainability and low
production cost. Herein, the biochar (BC) and activated biochar (ABC) synthesized from the …

Efficient elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants by biochar and biochar-based materials

B Hu, Y Ai, J Jin, T Hayat, A Alsaedi, L Zhuang, X Wang - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar have received multidisciplinary attention because of their extraordinary
physicochemical properties. In this review, the application of biochar and biochar-based …