Recent developments in physical, biological, chemical, and hybrid treatment techniques for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, S Nuzhat, AT Chowdhury… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater have recently attracted the attention of
researchers as they pose significant risks to human health and wildlife. This paper presents …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and application of granular activated carbon from biomass waste materials for water treatment: A review

J Jjagwe, PW Olupot, E Menya, HM Kalibbala - Journal of Bioresources and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in application of water
treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency …

Current status of advancement in remediation technologies for the toxic metal mercury in the environment: A critical review

J Georgin, DSP Franco, Y Dehmani… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, pollution due to heavy metals, in particular dissolved mercury, is a major concern
for society and the environment. This work aims to evaluate the current scenario regarding …

Occurrence, toxicity impacts and mitigation of emerging micropollutants in the aquatic environments: Recent tendencies and perspectives

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, M Bilal - Journal of Environmental chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rampant industrial development, urbanization, and the exponential increase in population
growth resulted in an alarming number of emerging micropollutants. These micropollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoplastics adsorption and removal efficiency by granular activated carbon used in drinking water treatment process

LR Arenas, SR Gentile, S Zimmermann… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) used in drinking water treatment
processes is evaluated for its capacity to adsorb and remove polystyrene (PS) nanoplastics …

[HTML][HTML] Key constructed wetland design features for maximized micropollutant removal from treated municipal wastewater: A literature study based on 16 indicator …

TV Wagner, F Rempe, M Hoek, E Schuman… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The removal of micropollutants from wastewater by constructed wetlands (CWs) has been
extensively studied and reviewed over the past years. However, most studies do not …

Understanding adsorption and biodegradation in granular activated carbon for drinking water treatment: A critical review

J Yuan, E Passeport, R Hofmann - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Drinking water treatment plants use granular activated carbon (GAC) to adsorb and remove
trace organics, but the GAC has a limited lifetime in terms of adsorptive capacity and needs …

Removal of mercury from industrial effluents by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: A comprehensive review

S Ghosh, A Othmani, A Malloum, OK Christ… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The review discusses the removal of mercury (Hg) from wastewater by advanced oxidation
processes (AOPs) and adsorption. The Hg adsorption in batch and column method was …

Iron-nickel bimetallic metal-organic frameworks as bifunctional Fenton-like catalysts for enhanced adsorption and degradation of organic contaminants under visible …

Q Wu, MS Siddique, W Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron-nickel bimetallic organic frameworks (FeNi X-BDC, H 2 BDC: terephthalic acid) were
developed as bifunctional materials for adsorption and photo-Fenton degradation of organic …

Insights into chemical regeneration of activated carbon for water treatment

A Larasati, GD Fowler, NJD Graham - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption has found wide application as a treatment
process for the removal of natural organic matter, small organic compounds (eg pesticides) …