A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

Metal–organic frameworks for heavy metal removal from water

PA Kobielska, AJ Howarth, OK Farha… - Coordination chemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pollution of surface and groundwater with heavy metals is a serious global concern,
both environmentally, as well as with respect to human health. Overabundance of these …

Recent advances in nano-adsorbents for the sequestration of copper from water

EC Emenike, AG Adeniyi, PE Omuku, KC Okwu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption using different adsorbents is seen as the most effective method of treating
wastewater contaminated by heavy metal ions such as copper ions. In particular, nano …

Metal-organic frameworks based adsorbents: A review from removal perspective of various environmental contaminants from wastewater

T Rasheed, AA Hassan, M Bilal, T Hussain, K Rizwan - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapidly increasing water contamination has turned into a major threat globally. The
pollutants such as organic and inorganic compounds, heavy metals, and biological …

Adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium from water with Zr-based metal–organic frameworks

Z Hasan, NA Khan, SH Jhung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
The adsorptive removal of diclofenac sodium (DCF), one of the most frequently detected
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), was studied for the first time with …

Metal organic framework (MOF) porous octahedral nanocrystals of Cu-BTC: Synthesis, properties and enhanced adsorption properties

R Kaur, A Kaur, A Umar, WA Anderson… - Materials Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization and enhanced adsorption studies of porous
octahedral shaped Cu-BTC (copper benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxylate) metal organic …

Tetracycline antibiotic removal from aqueous solutions by MOF-5: Adsorption isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

SM Mirsoleimani-azizi, P Setoodeh, S Zeinali… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examines time-varying adsorption of aqueous tetracycline (TC) by metal-organic
framework, MOF-5. The employed MOF-5 is firstly synthesized under room temperature …

Recent progress in metal–organic frameworks and their derived nanostructures for energy and environmental applications

Z Xie, W Xu, X Cui, Y Wang - ChemSusChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), as a very promising category of porous
materials, have attracted increasing interest from research communities due to their …

Removal of metals from water using MOF-based composite adsorbents

F Zadehahmadi, NT Eden, H Mahdavi… - … : Water Research & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-based composites have attracted significant research
interest, especially in the removal of metal ion pollutants from water. MOFs are regarded as …

Synthesis of rod-like metal-organic framework (MOF-5) nanomaterial for efficient removal of U (VI): batch experiments and spectroscopy study

Y Wu, H Pang, W Yao, X Wang, S Yu, Z Yu, X Wang - Science bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
With the widespread application of radionuclide 235 U (VI), it is inevitable that part of U (VI)
is released into the natural environment. The potential toxicity and irreversibility impact on …