The toxicity of mercury and its chemical compounds: molecular mechanisms and environmental and human health implications: a comprehensive review

YS Wu, AI Osman, M Hosny, AM Elgarahy… - Acs Omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mercury is a type of hazardous and toxic pollutant that can result in detrimental effects on the
environment and human health. This review is aimed at discussing the state-of-the-art …

Review of elemental mercury (Hg0) removal by CuO-based materials

D Ye, X Wang, R Wang, X Liu, H Liu… - Journal of Zhejiang …, 2022 - Springer
Mercury emission has become a great environmental concern because of its high toxicity,
bioaccumulation, and persistence. Adsorption is an effective method to remove Hg0 from …

Novel applications of vacuum distillation for heavy metals removal from wastewater, copper nitrate hydroxide recovery, and copper sulfide impregnated activated …

CJ Hsu, YZ Xiao, A Chung, HC Hsi - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrometallurgical processing of electronic waste produces copper (Cu)-containing
wastewater. Recycling of Cu is thus crucial, as it reduces the Cu impact on the environment …

Adsorption/desorption of mercury (II) by artificially weathered microplastics: Kinetics, isotherms, and influencing factors

Z Gao, JV Cizdziel, K Wontor, BS Olubusoye - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
While both mercury (Hg) and microplastics (MPs) are well-studied global pollutants,
comparatively little is known about the interactions between them and the mobilization of Hg …

Release and migration of Hg during desulfurization wastewater evaporation process: whole process evaluation by experimental and theoretical study

H Chen, L Zhan, H Zhou, Z Li, J Chen, Z Sun… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hot flue gas evaporation technology is an effective strategy for zero liquid discharge of
desulfurization wastewater. However, there is a potential risk that heavy metals such as Hg …

Change in the Electronic Environment of the VOx Active Center via Support Modification to Enhance Hg Oxidation Activity

W Yeo, D Shin, MH Kim, JW Han - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Oxidation of elemental Hg (Hg0) is catalytically and economically an efficient way to remove
the harmful Hg contained in the flue gas from coal combustion facilities. Thus, the …

Synergy of copper vacancies and amorphous regions in copper sulfides enables superior capacity for Hg0 adsorption

X Xie, H Chen, X Liu, Y Fu, Z Liu, F Shen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Adsorption is a high-efficiency and low-cost approach to control elemental mercury emission
from industrial flue gas. However, the adsorption capacity is unsatisfactory due to its surface …

Efficient immobilization and detoxification of gaseous elemental mercury by nanoflower/rod WSe2/halloysite composite: performance and mechanisms

X Duan, Y Li, C Zhao, Y Shen, Q Guo, Z Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gaseous mercury pollution control technologies with low stability and high releasing risks
always face with great challenges. Herein, we developed one halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) …

Outstanding performance of reproducible sulfureted Fe-Ti spinel for the centralized control of Hg (both gaseous Hg0 and aqueous Hg2+) emitted from coal-fired power …

P Lv, S Chang, Q Hong, J Mei, S Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The emission of aqueous Hg 2+ into the sea during seawater flue gas desulfurization
(SFGD) is of great concern. In this study, a novel technology for the centralized control of Hg …

Fate and distribution of mercury during the desulfurization wastewater evaporation process

H Chen, L Zhan, L Gu, H Zhou, Q Feng, H Wu, S Zhao… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The wastewater evaporation technology was a promising method for desulfurization
wastewater zero-liquid discharge. However, there is a risk of mercury release during …