An overview on remediation technologies for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated lands: a critical approach

SK Singh, RK Singh - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are bonded organic compounds with numerous
structures with different toxicity levels. They can be of low molecular weight with 2–3 rings or …

Linker-Functionalized Phosphinate Metal–Organic Frameworks: Adsorbents for the Removal of Emerging Pollutants

S Ondrušová, D Buzek, M Kloda, J Rohlicek… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are attracting increasing attention as adsorbents of
contaminants of emerging concern that are difficult to remove by conventional processes …

Needle Trap Device Technique: From Fabrication to Sampling

R Rahimpoor, D Soleymani-Ghoozhdi, A Firoozichahak… - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Needle Trap Device (NTD) as a novel, versatile, and eco-friendly technique has
played an important role in analytical and environmental chemistry. The distinctive role of …

Molecular insights on the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on soil clay minerals

N Zhao, Y Tan, X Zhang, Z Zhen, Q Song… - Environmental …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The role of soil clay minerals is often ignored in studying the polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) adsorption in soil. In this work, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics …

A comprehensive DFT investigation of the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons onto graphene

V Mehmeti, M Sadiku - Computation, 2022 - mdpi.com
To better understand graphene and its interactions with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs), density-functional-theory (DFT) computations were used. Adsorption energy is likely …

Production and characterization of composite nanoparticles derived from chitosan, CTAB and bentonite clay

OA Olafadehan, VE Bello, KO Amoo - Chemical Papers, 2022 - Springer
In this study, the production and characterization of chitosan–cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide (CTAB)–sodium bentonite clay composite nanoparticles were carried out. The …

Evaluation of the use of lime and nanosilica for the improvement of clay soil structure and degradation of hydrocarbons

A Muente, I Cipriani-Ávila, K García-Villacís… - Pollutants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil structure is an important key in the bioremediation process; for instance, clay soils tend
to have high absorption of pollutants and low rates of bioremediation due to their high …

Organoclays Based on Bentonite and Various Types of Surfactants as Heavy Metal Remediants

L Perelomov, M Gertsen, M Burachevskaya… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid industrial development of civilization has led to the need for the development of
new materials to clean up chemically contaminated wastewater and soils. Organoclays …

Synthesis of a polymeric nanocomposite based on magnetic sepiolite functionalized with an ionic liquid for the adsorption of aromatic pollutants from aqueous solution

Z Jahanfarnia, MS Tehrani, PA Azar… - … Science: Water Research …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, ionic liquids (ILs) have received much attention as a green and environmentally
friendly medium for various chemical processes. In this study, a magnetic CuFe2O4 …

Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Inclusion Complexes with 2-Hydroxylpropyl-β/γ-Cyclodextrin: Molecular Dynamic Simulation and Spectroscopic Studies

NS Alsadun, AA Alfadil, AA Elbashir, FEO Suliman… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In aqueous and solid media, 2-HP-β/γ-CD inclusion complexes with poly aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) Phenanthrene (PHN), Anthracene (ANT), Benz (a) pyrene (BaP), and …