Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Heavy metal contamination in the aquatic ecosystem: toxicity and its remediation using eco-friendly approaches

V Singh, N Singh, SN Rai, A Kumar, AK Singh… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urbanization and industrialization are responsible for environmental contamination in the
air, water, and soil. These activities also generate large amounts of heavy metal ions in the …

[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 …

A review on synthesis methods and recent applications of nanomaterial in wastewater treatment: Challenges and future perspectives

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, RV Hemavathy… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Freshwater has been incessantly polluted by various activities such as rapid
industrialization, fast growth of population and agricultural activities. Water pollution is …

Valorization of agro-industrial biowaste to green nanomaterials for wastewater treatment: Approaching green chemistry and circular economy principles

BA Omran, KH Baek - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the most critical issues worldwide and is a priority in all scientific
agendas. Green nanotechnology presents a plethora of promising avenues for wastewater …

Organic waste valorisation towards circular and sustainable biocomposites

E Lizundia, F Luzi, D Puglia - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The adoption of circular production and consumption patterns that counteract the current
issues related to the depletion of natural resources, global warming, and environmental …

Biogenic silica nanoparticles from agro-waste: Properties, mechanism of extraction and applications in environmental sustainability

M Yadav, V Dwibedi, S Sharma, N George - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs), have recently emerged as important nanomaterials with
immense applications in various fields. Owing to their variable pore size, high surface area …

Water quality degradation due to heavy metal contamination: Health impacts and eco-friendly approaches for heavy metal remediation

P Zhang, M Yang, J Lan, Y Huang, J Zhang, S Huang… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality depends on its physicochemical and biological parameters. Changes in
parameters such as pH, temperature, and essential and non-essential trace metals in water …

An overview of agro-waste management in light of the water-energy-waste nexus

H El-Ramady, EC Brevik, Y Bayoumi, TA Shalaby… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is urgent that we increase global food production to support population growth. Food
production requires significant resources, amongst them water and energy. Therefore, any …

Fate, bioaccumulation and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials in plants: current challenges and future prospects

M Murali, HG Gowtham, SB Singh, N Shilpa… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main focus of this review is to discuss the current advancement in nano-metallic caused
phytotoxicity on living organisms and current challenges in crops. Nanostructured materials …