Review on remediation of organic-contaminated soil by discharge plasma: Plasma types, impact factors, plasma-assisted catalysis, and indexes for remediation

H Guo, Y Wang, L Liao, Z Li, S Pan, C Puyang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, soil contaminated by
organic compounds has become a terrible environmental issue. The remediation of organic …

Recent advances in the removal of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) using multifunctional materials: a review

B Sun, Q Li, M Zheng, G Su, S Lin, M Wu, C Li… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have gained heightened attentions in recent years
owing to their persistent property and hazard influence on wild life and human beings …

P-doped biochar regulates nZVI nanocracks formation for superefficient persulfate activation

P Huang, P Zhang, C Wang, X Du, H Jia… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel P-doped biochar loaded with nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) composite
(nZVI@ P-BC), with abundant nanocracks from inside to outside in nZVI particles, was …

Global distribution of pesticides in freshwater resources and their remediation approaches

S Singh, M Rawat, SK Malyan, R Singh, VK Tyagi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The role of pesticides in enhancing global agricultural production is magnificent. However,
their unmanaged use threatens water resources and individual health. A significant …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced remediation of a real HCH-polluted soil by the synergetic alkaline and ultrasonic activation of persulfate

A Checa-Fernández, A Santos, LO Conte… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The desorption of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) and limited mass transfer in soil
systems is a significant challenge for efficient soil remediation by oxidation treatments. The …

Cyclodextrin-based strategies for removal of persistent organic pollutants

S Wacławek, K Krawczyk, D Silvestri, VVT Padil… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water could be considered one of the essential natural resources on our planet. However,
water contamination has become virtually ubiquitous during the past decades due to several …

Combination of Pd–Cu Catalysis and Electrolytic H2 Evolution for Selective Nitrate Reduction Using Protonated Polypyrrole as a Cathode

C Chen, K Li, C Li, T Sun, J Jia - Environmental Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Pd–Cu catalysis is combined with in situ electrolytic H2 evolution for NO3–reduction with
protonated polypyrrole (PPy) as a cathode. The surface of PPy is not only beneficial for H2 …

Performance enhancement of white rot fungi extracellular enzymes via new hydrogel microenvironments for remediation of benzo [a] pyrene contaminated soil

L Wang, Y Li, X Du, J Wu, Z Zhang, H **… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants with low solubility and high ecotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity,
are rapidly entering and accumulating in soil, resulting in soil pollution. Several methods …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive study of acute toxicity using Microtox® bioassay in soils contaminated by lindane wastes

CM Domínguez, P Ventura, A Checa-Fernández… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research studies the acute toxicity of real contaminated soils (topsoil and subsoil) with
hazardous chlorinated organic compounds (COCs) from lindane manufacturing wastes. The …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of real soils polluted with pesticides by activated persulfate and surfactant addition

A Checa-Fernández, A Santos, A Romero… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The existence of soils contaminated with organochlorine pesticides represents a serious
environmental problem. In this work, a real soil contaminated with hexachlorocyclohexanes …