Desalination and environment: A critical analysis of impacts, mitigation strategies, and greener desalination technologies

I Ihsanullah, MA Atieh, M Sajid, MK Nazal - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The desalination of seawater is perceived as one of the most viable processes to fulfill the
mounting demand for freshwater. Despite enormous economic, social, and health benefits …

Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review

KP Gopinath, DVN Vo, D Gnana Prakash… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollution is a major issue, yet actual remediation techniques are limited.
Carbon-based materials are increasingly used to treat air and water. Here we review the …

Synthesis of metal-organic framework hybrid nanocomposites based on GO and CNT with high adsorption capacity for dye removal

J Abdi, M Vossoughi, NM Mahmoodi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) as a metal-organic framework (MOF) and
its hybrid nanocomposites based on graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

A facile approach for elimination of electroneutral/anionic organic dyes from water using a developed carbon-based polymer nanocomposite membrane

AK Shukla, J Alam, M Rahaman, A Alrehaili… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2020 - Springer
As a tool for mitigating water scarcity, membrane technologies have attracted much attention
in the field of industrial effluent treatment. Notably, standard membranes suffer rejection …

Fouling control in reverse osmosis for water desalination & reuse: Current practices & emerging environment-friendly technologies

A Matin, T Laoui, W Falath, M Farooque - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is becoming increasingly popular for seawater desalination and
wastewater reclamation. However, fouling of the membranes adversely impacts the overall …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review on polymeric nano-composite membranes for water treatment

M Zahid, A Rashid, S Akram, ZA Rehan… - J. Membr. Sci …, 2018 - researchgate.net
During last few decades, membrane technology has emerged as an efficient technique over
conventional methods due to its high removal capacity, ease in operation and cost …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application

MMA Aslam, HW Kuo, W Den, M Usman, M Sultan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …

Challenges and opportunities in functional carbon nanotubes for membrane-based water treatment and desalination

S Ali, SAU Rehman, HY Luan, MU Farid… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have grabbed worldwide attentions
due to their excellent adsorption capacities and promising physical, chemical and …

Facile synthesis of sludge-derived MnOx-N-biochar as an efficient catalyst for peroxymonosulfate activation

MM Mian, G Liu, B Fu, Y Song - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge (SS), the inevitable byproduct of wastewater treatment plants, is facing
numerous challenges of environmentally safe and cost-effective disposal. Thus, exploration …