An overview and evaluation of highly porous adsorbent materials for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols removal from wastewater

ZU Zango, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri, A Ramli… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phenolic compounds had been widely
recognized as priority organic pollutants in wastewater with toxic effects on both plants and …

Removal of organic pollutants in shale gas fracturing flowback and produced water: A review

B Tan, Z He, Y Fang, L Zhu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Shale gas has been developed as an alternative to conventional energy worldwide,
resulting in a large amount of shale gas fracturing flowback and produced water (FPW) …

Simultaneous removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals from water using granular activated carbon

D Eeshwarasinghe, P Loganathan, S Vigneswaran - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals are dangerous pollutants that
commonly co-occur in water. An adsorption study conducted on the simultaneous removal of …

Removing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water using granular activated carbon: kinetic and equilibrium adsorption studies

D Eeshwarasinghe, P Loganathan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a group of highly persistent, toxic and
widespread environmental micropollutants that are increasingly found in water. A study was …

The influence of crystalline structure of cellulose in chitosan-based biocomposites on removal of Ca (II), Mg (II), Fe (III) ion in aqueous solutions

A Grząbka-Zasadzińska, I Ratajczak, K Król… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
In this work, the influence of the supermolecular structure of cellulosic fillers in chitosan
matrix on the process of adsorption of calcium, magnesium and iron metal ion was analyzed …

Heavy metal ions adsorption from dairy industrial wastewater using activated carbon from milk bush kernel shell

TJ Afolabi, AO Alade, MO Jimoh… - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Activated carbons (MBK400 and MBK600), produced from milk bush kernel shells, were
carbonized at 400 and 600° C, respectively, activated with H3PO4, and subsequently …

In-silico and in-vitro targeting of organic dye pollutants from synthetic and real wastewater by the hierarchically self-assembled laccase@ bismuth phosphate hybrid …

SR Tabib, G Royatvand-Ghiyasvand, H Khalili… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing presence of dyes in wastewater and even surface or groundwater has
progressively become an emerging global concern. This study evaluated the potential use of …

Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using low-cost activated carbon derived from rice husk

Rinawati, D Hidayat, R Supriyanto… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have a great concern as apersistent organic
pollutant in the aquatic environment due to their high toxicities, mutagenic and carcinogenic …

Adsorption of nitrate ions onto activated carbon prepared from rice husk by NaOH activation

Y Zhang, XL Song, ST Huang, BY Geng… - … and Water Treatment, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Precursor was prepared from rice husk under different carbonization temperatures. Then,
activated carbon (AC) was synthesized by NaOH activation. The specific surface area of …

Environmental health science research: opportunities and challenges for some developing countries in Africa

JO Olowoyo, AA Okoya, IM Adesiyan… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Due to ongoing developmental projects, there is a need for regular monitoring of the impact
of pollutants on the environment. This review documented the challenges and opportunities …