Straw-derived biochar for the removal of antibiotics from water: Adsorption and degradation mechanisms, recent advancements and challenges

X Zhang, T Bhattacharya, C Wang, A Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, a kind of containments with the properties of widely distributed and difficult to
degrade, has aroused extensive attention in the world. As a prevalent agricultural waste …

Electrospun porous nanofibers: Pore− forming mechanisms and applications for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater

X Cao, W Chen, P Zhao, Y Yang, DG Yu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrospun porous nanofibers have large specific surface areas and abundant active
centers, which can effectively improve the properties of nanofibers. In the field of …

[HTML][HTML] Application of zeolite based nanocomposites for wastewater remediation: Evaluating newer and environmentally benign approaches

EC Umejuru, T Mashifana, V Kandjou… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metal ions and emerging pollutants in water poses a great risk to
various biological ecosystems as a result of their high toxicity. Consequently, devising …

Green synthesis of porous carbon cross-linked Y zeolite nanocrystals material and its performance for adsorptive removal of a methyl violet dye from water

SM Al-Jubouri, HA Al-Jendeel, SA Rashid… - Microporous and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cost-effective carbon cross-linked Y zeolite nanocrystals composite (NYC) was
prepared using an eco-friendly substrate prepared from bio-waste and organic adhesive at …

Facile construction of g-C3N4/MnWO4/NiS heterostructures for photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminates under visible light irradiation

EM Khudhair, SH Ammar, SZ Al-Najjar, SM Al-Jubouri… - Materials Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Assembling of a new ternary heterojunction (gC 3 N 4/MnWO 4/NiS) is reported here. As a
result, the gC 3 N 4/MnWO 4/NiS exhibited numerous benefits, such as outstanding visible …

Synthesis of novel MnFe2O4/BiOI green nanocomposite and its application to photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride:(LC-MS analyses, mechanism …

F Golrizkhatami, L Taghavi, N Nasseh… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics in water bodies pose a serious threat to public health and the environment,
leading to increased efforts to eliminate them from wastewater. In this study, a green …

Column adsorption of biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total organic carbon from wastewater by magnetite nanoparticles-zeolite A composite

AS Kovo, S Alaya-Ibrahim, AS Abdulkareem… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Herein, magnetite nanoparticles (NPs), zeolite A and magnetite-zeolite A (MAGZA)
composite was developed by green methods. The produced nanomaterials were …

The influence of cross-linking density on the efficiency of post-synthetic sulfonation of hyper-cross-linked polymers and their adsorption capacity for antibiotic …

J Wolska, M Muńko, HEL Siblani, I Telegeiev… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyper-cross-linked polymers (HCPs) attract increasing attention as promising adsorbents for
removal of organic pollutants from water. The present work reveals for the first time that the …

Silver oxide-zeolite for removal of an emerging contaminant by simultaneous adsorption-photocatalytic degradation under simulated sunlight irradiation

SM Al-Jubouri, HA Sabbar, EM Khudhair… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The existence of contaminants of emerging concern such as pharmaceuticals in the water
sources become a growing concern matter because of their increased consumption …

Recent advances in graphene-derived materials for biomedical waste treatment

KS Obayomi, SY Lau, IE Mayowa, MK Danquah… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Untreated biomedical wastes discharged into water bodies, primarily by hospitals and health
care facilities; release a wide range of contaminants that poses danger to human health and …