Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: a review

N Narwal, D Katyal, N Kataria, PK Rose, SG Warkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant concern about the accessibility of uncontaminated and safe drinking
water, a fundamental necessity for human beings. This concern is attributed to the toxic …

A review of photocatalytic characterization, and environmental cleaning, of metal oxide nanostructured materials

M Ikram, M Rashid, A Haider, S Naz, J Haider… - Sustainable Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial waste is the primary source of highly toxic organic pollutants and heavy metal
contaminants. Treatment of such effluence is necessary to mitigate environmental pollution …

Enhanced synchronous photocatalytic 4-chlorophenol degradation and Cr (VI) reduction by novel magnetic separable visible-light-driven Z-scheme CoFe2O4/P …

JC Sin, SM Lam, H Zeng, H Lin, H Li, L Huang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The co-existence of organic contaminants and heavy metals including 4-chlorophenol (4-
CP) and Cr (VI) in aquatic system have become a challenging task in the wastewater …

Efficient piezophotocatalysis of ZnO@ PVDF coaxial nanofibers modified with BiVO4 and Ag for the simultaneous generation of H2O2 and removal of pefloxacin and …

H Lv, Y Liu, J Zhou, Y Bai, H Shi, B Yue, S Shen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROSs) are important oxidants widely used in biological and
environmental fields. Piezophotocatalysis opens a new route for generating ROSs and …

Can graphene-based composites and membranes solve current water purification challenges-a comprehensive review

C Tewari, G Tatrari, S Kumar, M Pathak, KS Rawat… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Harnessing graphene sheets' large surface area, catalytic effect, adsorption capacity, and
reactivity, its use in composites for water treatment is on the rise. With ever-increasing newer …

Polysaccharide-based (nano) materials for Cr (VI) removal

Y Orooji, Z Nezafat, M Nasrollahzadeh… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chromium is a potentially poisonous and carcinogenic species, which originates from
human activities and various industries such as leather, steel, iron, and electroplating …

Nanometric and surface properties of semiconductors correlated to photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis applied to organic pollutants–A review

MAU Olea, JJP Bueno, AXM Perez - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review study summarizes relevant topics about the photoelectrocatalytic
semiconductors for the degradation of organic pollutants. Among the topics are A) the basic …

A review on synergistic coexisting pollutants for efficient photocatalytic reaction in wastewater remediation

FFA Aziz, AA Jalil, NS Hassan, AA Fauzi… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the tremendous development of the economy and industry, the pollution of water is
becoming more serious due to the excessive chemical wastes that need to remove thru …

Recent progresses in graphene-based (photo) catalysts for reduction of nitro compounds

M Nasrollahzadeh, Z Nezafat, MG Gorab, M Sajjadi - Molecular Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapid progresses in the reduction of nitro compounds represent a potent and extensively
utilized transformation, which allows the introduction of amino compounds. From the …

Graphene-based (nano) catalysts for the reduction of Cr (VI): A review

F Besharat, F Ahmadpoor, M Nasrollahzadeh - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) contamination in water resources is among the most
serious environmental problems due to the great carcinogenicity of chromium to humans …