Zeolite-based composites for the adsorption of toxic matters from water: A review

LR Rad, M Anbia - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The adsorption of toxic matters from water using zeolites has been developed due to the low
cost of operation and adsorbent. However, their use due to the lower efficiency of natural …

Adsorption of VOCs onto engineered carbon materials: A review

X Zhang, B Gao, AE Creamer, C Cao, Y Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) severely threaten human health and the ecological
environment because most of them are toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic. The persistent …

Catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)–A review

MS Kamal, SA Razzak, MM Hossain - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is one of the major contributors to air
pollution. The main sources of VOCs are petroleum refineries, fuel combustions, chemical …

Adsorption and membrane separation for removal and recovery of volatile organic compounds

G Gan, S Fan, X Li, Z Zhang, Z Hao - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a crucial kind of pollutants in the environment due
to their obvious features of severe toxicity, high volatility, and poor degradability. It is …

A review on treatment of petroleum refinery and petrochemical plant wastewater: a special emphasis on constructed wetlands

M Jain, A Majumder, PS Ghosal, AK Gupta - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Petroleum refinery and petrochemical plants (PRPP) are one of the major contributors to
toxic and recalcitrant organic polluted water, which has become a significant concern in the …

Beyond the surface: Consequences of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) exposure on oxidative stress, haematology, genotoxicity, and histopathology in rainbow trout

N Shiry, SJ Alavinia, F Impellitteri, SJ Alavinia… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concerns have been raised about the possible environmental effects of methyl tert-butyl
ether (MTBE), which is widely used as a gasoline additive. This research aimed to look at …

Blends and composites of exopolysaccharides; properties and applications: A review

A Hussain, KM Zia, S Tabasum, A Noreen, M Ali… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides are synthesized by bacteria and secreted into the external environment
and they may be homopolymeric or heteropolymeric in configuration. They are believed to …

Removal of hazardous volatile organic compounds from water by vacuum pervaporation with hydrophobic ceramic membranes

J Kujawa, S Cerneaux, W Kujawski - Journal of membrane science, 2015 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic alumina and titania micro and mesoporous ceramic membranes were
prepared by grafting of C 6 F 13 C 2 H 4 Si (OEt) 3 (C6) molecules and subsequently …

Application of microbial electrochemical technologies for the treatment of petrochemical wastewater with concomitant valuable recovery: a review

M Priyadarshini, A Ahmad, S Das… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Petrochemical industry is one of the major and rapidly growing industry that generates a
variety of toxic and recalcitrant organic pollutants as by-products, which are not only harmful …

Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

I Levchuk, A Bhatnagar, M Sillanpää - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Wide use of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as fuel oxygenates leads to worldwide
environment contamination with this compound basically due to fuel leaks from storage or …