Nanomaterials: Applications, waste-handling, environmental toxicities, and future challenges–A review

SA Mazari, E Ali, R Abro, FSA Khan, I Ahmed… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, nanotechnology is referred to be one of the attractive research sectors in several
countries because of its vast potential and commercial impact. Nanotechnology includes the …

Emerging natural and tailored materials for uranium-contaminated water treatment and environmental remediation

Y Xie, C Chen, X Ren, X Wang, H Wang… - Progress in materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid growth in nuclear industries such as uranium ores mining, nuclear energy
generation, spent-fuel treatment and nuclear weapon manufacture has caused a legacy of …

Removal of microplastics from aqueous solutions by magnetic carbon nanotubes

Y Tang, S Zhang, Y Su, D Wu, Y Zhao, B Xie - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as reservoirs of cocktail of contaminants, impose severe impacts on
human and ambient water environment. Therefore, efficient and eco-friendly MPs removal …

Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater

AN Doyo, R Kumar, MA Barakat - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and chlorinated-VOCs by non-thermal plasma technology: A review

Y Mu, PT Williams - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and especially the chlorinated volatile
organic compounds (Cl–VOCs), are regarded as major pollutants due to their properties of …

Adsorption of organic contaminants by graphene nanosheets: A review

G Ersan, OG Apul, F Perreault, T Karanfil - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Graphene nanosheets (GNS) such as graphenes and graphene oxides (GOs) have been
widely investigated as next-generation adsorbents in both water and wastewater treatment …

Lignin materials for adsorption: Current trend, perspectives and opportunities

N Supanchaiyamat, K Jetsrisuparb… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is a highly aromatic low value biomass residue, which can be utilized for chemicals,
fuels and materials production. In recent years significant attention has focused on …

Spinel ferrite magnetic adsorbents: alternative future materials for water purification?

DHK Reddy, YS Yun - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Spinel ferrite (SF) magnetic materials are an important class of composite metal oxides
containing ferric ions and having the general structural formula M 2+ Fe 2 3+ O 4 (where M …

Adsorptive removal of antibiotics from water and wastewater: progress and challenges

MB Ahmed, JL Zhou, HH Ngo, W Guo - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Antibiotics as emerging contaminants are of global concern due to the development of
antibiotic resistant genes potentially causing superbugs. Current wastewater treatment …

Photodegradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water treatment using carbonaceous-TiO2 composites: A critical review of recent literature

D Awfa, M Ateia, M Fujii, MS Johnson, C Yoshimura - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The high concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) that found
in water in many locations are of concern. Among the available water treatment methods …