Water purification by polymer nanocomposites: an overview

N Pandey, SK Shukla, NB Singh - Nanocomposites, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) have attracted the attention of scientists
and technologists in water purification due to improved processability, surface area, stability …

Research advances in nuclear wastewater treatment using conventional and hybrid technologies: Towards sustainable wastewater reuse and recovery

D Kadadou, EA Said, R Ajaj, SW Hasan - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the widespread implementation of nuclear energy, radioactive wastewater
management is increasingly gaining research interest. As radioactive waste piles up, from …

Activated carbons produced by pyrolysis of waste potato peels: Cobalt ions removal by adsorption

GZ Kyzas, EA Deliyanni, KA Matis - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigates the use of activated carbons after pyrolysis of waste potato peels for
the removal of cobalt ions from synthetic wastewaters (composed of various Co (II) …

Nanomaterials for radioactive wastewater decontamination

X Zhang, Y Liu - Environmental Science: Nano, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Radioactive waste is a byproduct of nuclear power generation and applications of various
radioactive materials in many commercial sectors. This waste has been strictly regulated as …

Towards high-efficiency sorptive capture of radionuclides in solution and gas

K Vellingiri, KH Kim, A Pournara, A Deep - Progress in Materials Science, 2018 - Elsevier
As globalization and rapid population growth have raised global energy needs, the demand
for nuclear energy has increased drastically. To make use of such energy more reliably, the …

Water-soluble and insoluble polymers, nanoparticles, nanocomposites and hybrids with ability to remove hazardous inorganic pollutants in water

BL Rivas, BF Urbano, J Sánchez - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The polymeric materials have presented a great development in adsorption processes for
the treatment of polluted waters. The aim of the current review is to present the recent …

Opportunities and constraints of using the innovative adsorbents for the removal of cobalt (II) from wastewater: A review

MA Islam, DW Morton, BB Johnson… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of cobalt (II) in wastewater is an emergent concern because of its toxicity at
elevated concentration. Co (II) is a non-biodegradable, carcinogenic and mutagenic …

Application of polypyrrole-based adsorbents in the removal of fluoride: a review

T Wang, L Yan, Y He, SI Alhassan, H Gang, B Wu… - RSC Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
When fluoride levels in water exceed permitted limits (> 1.5 mg L− 1), water pollution
becomes a major concern to humans. As a result, the adsorption method is the most optimal …

Highly recyclable and super-tough hydrogel mediated by dual-functional TiO2 nanoparticles toward efficient photodegradation of organic water pollutants

Y Yue, X Wang, Q Wu, J Han, J Jiang - Journal of colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel photocatalytic hydrogel was prepared by loading TiO 2 nanoparticles (TiO 2 NPs)
onto the surface of 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-oxidized chitin …

High efficient removal of lead (II) and cadmium (II) ions from multi-component aqueous solutions using polyacrylic acid acrylonitrile talc nanocomposite

MR Abass, WM El-Kenany, EH El-Masry - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
This study is interested in the removal of Pb (II), Cd (II), Co (II), Zn (II), and Sr (II) onto
polyacrylic acid acrylonitrile talc P (AA-AN)-talc nanocomposite. P (AA-AN)-talc was …