Recent advancement of biomass-derived porous carbon based materials for energy and environmental remediation applications

R Chakraborty, K Vilya, M Pradhan… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, increasing environmental pollution alongside depletion of fossil fuel
reserves has led to a rejuvenated interest in utilizing biomass and waste materials …

Comparative analysis of separation methods used for the elimination of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water–A critical review

A Kujawska, U Kiełkowska, A Atisha, E Yanful… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a class of compounds of
increasing concern because they are widespread in the ecosystem and possibly have …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the biological treatment of wastewater rich in emerging pollutants produced by pharmaceutical industrial discharges

A Khalidi-Idrissi, A Madinzi, A Anouzla, A Pala… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products present potential risks to human health and the
environment. In particular, wastewater treatment plants often detect emerging pollutants that …

Individual and competitive adsorption of ibuprofen and caffeine from primary sewage effluent by yeast-based activated carbon and magnetic carbon nanocomposite

G Labuto, AP Carvalho, AS Mestre… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals enter water bodies mainly through urban effluents harmful to the biota,
inducing microbial resistance, and impacting hydric security. Activated carbon has been …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of activated carbons for water treatment using TGA-FTIR for analysis of oxygen-containing functional groups

D Dittmann, L Saal, F Zietzschmann, M Mai… - Applied Water …, 2022 - Springer
Water treatment with activated carbon (AC) is an established method for the removal of
organic micropollutants and natural organic matter. However, it is not yet possible to predict …

[HTML][HTML] Tunning processes for organic matter removal from slaughterhouse wastewater treated by immediate one-step lime precipitation and atmospheric carbonation

L Madeira, A Almeida, AMR da Costa, AS Mestre… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorption using unmodified/modified commercial activated carbons and constructed
wetlands (CW) planted with Vetiveria zizanioides were evaluated as tuning processes for …

Development and application of a predictive model for advanced wastewater treatment by adsorption onto powdered activated carbon

HA Al-Asad, J Parniske, J Qian, J Alex, S Ramaswami… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a mathematical method to describe adsorptive removal of organic
micropollutants (OMPs) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from wastewater treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered pine nut shell derived activated carbons for improved removal of recalcitrant pharmaceuticals in urban wastewater treatment

AS Mestre, RMC Viegas, E Mesquita, MJ Rosa… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Novel powdered activated carbons (PACs) from pine cones and pine nut shells (PNSs) were
tested for the competitive adsorption of pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in spiked (100 …

Synergistic adsorption and degradation of diclofenac by zero-valent iron modified spent bleaching earth carbon: Mechanism and toxicity assessment

J Zhang, Y Chen, X Song, Y Liu, J Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diclofenac (DCF) is a drug compound that exists widely in water bodies, which may pose a
threat to the ecological environment. In this study, spent bleaching earth (SBE) was …

[HTML][HTML] Powdered activated carbon full-scale addition to the activated sludge reactor of a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Pharmaceutical compounds control …

M Campinas, RMC Viegas, CMM Almeida… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) dosing to a conventional activated sludge (AS) reactor is
a low-investment option for controlling pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in municipal …