Harnessing the power of natural minerals: a comprehensive review of their application as heterogeneous catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for organic …

H Liu, X Li, X Zhang, F Coulon, C Wang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The release of untreated wastewater into water bodies has become a significant
environmental concern, resulting in the accumulation of refractory organic pollutants that …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in waste-derived functional materials for wastewater remediation

Z Chen, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Eco-Environment & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a major concern for public health and a sustainable future. It is urgent to
purify wastewater with effective methods to ensure a clean water supply. Most wastewater …

Selective and efficient photoextraction of aqueous Cr (VI) as a solid-state polyhydroxy Cr (V) complex for environmental remediation and resource recovery

L Yao, Y Hu, Y Zou, Z Ji, S Hu, C Wang… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) treatment and chromium resource recovery toward
Cr-containing wastes are of significant importance and necessity to both wastewater …

Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics from urban waters: separation and degradation

Z Chen, X Liu, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The omnipresent micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters arouse great public
concern. To build a MP/NP-free urban water system, enormous efforts have been made to …

Generation and engineering applications of sulfate radicals in environmental remediation

J Xie, C Yang, X Li, S Wu, Y Lin - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sulfate radical (SO 4•−)-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have become
promising alternatives in environmental remediation due to the higher redox potential (2.6 …

Design of earth‐abundant amorphous transition metal‐based catalysts for electrooxidation of small molecules: advances and perspectives

Z Chen, N Han, R Zheng, Z Ren, W Wei, BJ Ni - SusMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical oxidation of small molecules (eg, water, urea, methanol, hydrazine, and
glycerol) has gained growing scientific interest in the fields of electrochemical energy …

Peracetic acid activation by natural chalcopyrite for metronidazole degradation: unveiling the effects of Cu-Fe bimetallic sites and sulfur species

K Yang, Z Zhai, H Liu, T Zhao, D Yuan, T Jiao… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we reported the effective activation of PAA by natural chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) to
eliminate metronidazole (MTZ) for the first time. The influence of PAA concentration, CuFeS …

NiCo layered double hydroxides/NiFe layered double hydroxides composite (NiCo-LDH/NiFe-LDH) towards efficient oxygen evolution in different water matrices

J Qian, Y Zhang, Z Chen, Y Du, BJ Ni - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering robust non-noble metal electrocatalysts towards efficient impure water (eg,
seawater, wastewater) oxidation is a prospective approach to achieve carbon neutrality via …

Sulfur-decorated Fe/C composite synthesized from MIL-88A (Fe) for peroxymonosulfate activation towards tetracycline degradation: multiple active sites and non …

J Qian, Y Zhang, Z Chen, R Yu, Y Ye, R Ma, K Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-mediated advanced oxidation processes gain growing attention
in degrading antibiotics (eg, tetracycline (TC)) in wastewater for their high capacity and …

CuFeS2 supported on dendritic mesoporous silica-titania for persulfate-assisted degradation of sulfamethoxazole under visible light

TS Ntelane, U Feleni, NH Mthombeni… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a prevalent sulfonamide antibiotic found in the environment, and
it has a variety of detrimental effects on environmental sustainability and water safety …