Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Effects of sludge thermal hydrolysis pretreatment on anaerobic digestion and downstream processes: mechanism, challenges and solutions

W Yan, H Xu, D Lu, Y Zhou - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (THP), as a step prior to sludge anaerobic digestion (AD), is
widely applied due to its effectiveness in enhancing organic solids hydrolysis and …

Deciphering of microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes in activated sludge reactors under high selective pressure of different antibiotics

R Zhao, J Feng, J Liu, W Fu, X Li, B Li - Water Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, the effects of high antibiotic concentrations on the performance of microbiota and
antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in activated sludge (AS) process are not well …

Boosting biomethane yield and production rate with graphene: The potential of direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion

R Lin, J Cheng, J Zhang, J Zhou, K Cen… - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Interspecies electron transfer between bacteria and archaea plays a vital role in enhancing
energy efficiency of anaerobic digestion (AD). Conductive carbon materials (ie graphene …

Nano-graphene induced positive effects on methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion

T Tian, S Qiao, X Li, M Zhang, J Zhou - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The effects of nano-graphene on methanogenesis in anaerobic digestion was investigated.
Short-term results showed that graphene (30 and 120 mg/L) had significantly positive effects …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceuticals: Carbon-based nanomaterials in focus

A Thakur, A Kumar, A Singh - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, carbon dots,
graphene/graphene oxide, fullerene, and their derivatives, in the removal of emerging …

Antibacterial activity of chitosan nano-composites and carbon nanotubes: A review

A Kassem, GM Ayoub, L Malaeb - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacteriological contamination of water sources is a major challenge that has a detrimental
impact on both the environment and human health. This imposes the search for the most …

Boosting thermophilic anaerobic digestion with conductive materials: Current outlook and future prospects

M Alam, BR Dhar - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermophilic anaerobic digestion (TAD) can provide superior process kinetics, higher
methane yields, and more pathogen destruction than mesophilic anaerobic digestion (MAD) …

Carbon nanotubes-based nanomaterials and their agricultural and biotechnological applications

DK Patel, HB Kim, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, KT Lim - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered a promising nanomaterial for diverse applications
owing to their attractive physicochemical properties such as high surface area, superior …

[HTML][HTML] Improving gaseous biofuel yield from seaweed through a cascading circular bioenergy system integrating anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis

C Deng, R Lin, X Kang, B Wu, R O'Shea… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced biofuels include biomass sources free from land use such as seaweed. Seaweed
biomethane may contribute significantly to a climate-neutral transport future; however …