Carbon black reborn: Structure and chemistry for renewable energy harnessing

S Khodabakhshi, PF Fulvio, E Andreoli - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon Black (CB) is one of the most abundantly produced carbon nanostructured
materials, and approximately 70% of it is used as pigment and as reinforcing phase in …

A critical review on the biological impact of natural organic matter on nanomaterials in the aquatic environment

X Wang, D Liang, Y Wang, WJGM Peijnenburg… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Nanomaterials (NMs) are able to interact with natural organic matter (NOM) such that NOM
is adsorbed on the surface of NMs to form an ecological corona (eco-corona). The formation …

Effects of inorganic ions and natural organic matter on the aggregation of nanoplastics

L Cai, L Hu, H Shi, J Ye, Y Zhang, H Kim - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The aggregation of nanoplastics (NPs) is a key issue in understanding the dynamic nature of
NPs in the environment. The aggregation of NPs under various environmental conditions …

Size-dependent transport and retention of micron-sized plastic spheres in natural sand saturated with seawater

Z Dong, Y Qiu, W Zhang, Z Yang, L Wei - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
A series of one-dimensional column experiments were conducted to investigate the
transport and retention of micron-sized plastic spheres (MPs) with diameters of 0.1–2.0 μm …

Aggregation kinetics of different surface-modified polystyrene nanoparticles in monovalent and divalent electrolytes

S Yu, M Shen, S Li, Y Fu, D Zhang, H Liu, J Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
The intentional production and degradation of plastic debris may result in the formation of
nanoplastics. Currently, the scarce information on the environmental behaviors of …

A hydrophilic poly (methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) polymer as a green, universal, and dual-functional binder for high-performance silicon anode and sulfur cathode

H Chen, Z Wu, Z Su, L Hencz, S Chen, C Yan… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Binders could play crucial or even decisive roles in the fabrication of low-cost, stable and
high-capacity electrodes. This is especially the case for the silicon (Si) anodes and sulfur (S) …

Soil organic matter facilitates the transport of microplastic by reducing surface hydrophobicity

FM Ivanic, G Guggenberger, SK Woche… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination by microplastic (MP) causes increasing concern about the
critical factors that determine MP transport mechanisms in the vadose zone. Strong water …

Genotoxicity assessment of carbon-based nanomaterials; Have their unique physicochemical properties made them double-edged swords?

H Samadian, MS Salami, M Jaymand… - … Research/Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have attracted a great deal of attention because of
their outstanding combinations of physicochemical properties. The unique physicochemical …

[HTML][HTML] A novel nanofluid of modified carbon black nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery in low permeability reservoirs

G Zhao, LH Liang, DF Lv, WJ Ji, Q You, CL Dai - Petroleum Science, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel nanofluid of modified carbon black (MCB) nanoparticles was initially developed for
enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in low permeability reservoirs. The MCB nanoparticles were …

Phosphate and humic acid inhibit corrosion of green-synthesized nano-iron particles to remove Cr (VI) and facilitate their cotransport

Z Yao, D Wang, N Xu, C Du, Y Feng, Y Qi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Green tea synthesized nano-zero-valent iron (GT-nZVI), composed of a Fe 0 core and tea
polyphenols (TPs), has been attracting attention for effective removal of hexavalent …