Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

A comprehensive review of the latest advancements in controlling arsenic contaminants in groundwater

F Dilpazeer, M Munir, MYJ Baloch, I Shafiq, J Iqbal… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water contaminated with arsenic is a worldwide problem. This review presents the arsenic
contamination in groundwater, its sources, and possible health risk to humans. Groundwater …

Synthesis of nanoscale zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) using reverse micro-emulsion for Congo red adsorption

X Cao, X Wang, M Chen, F **ao, Y Huang… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To enhance the removal of dyes from water, the adsorption capacity of an adsorbent can
usually be increased via reducing its particle size and enlarging the specific area. To this …

Advanced membrane-based high-value metal recovery from wastewater

G Gebreslassie, HG Desta, Y Dong, X Zheng, M Zhao… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the circular economy and environmental protection, sustainable recovery of
high-value metals from wastewater has become a prominent concern. Unlike conventional …

Nanocomposite polymeric membranes for organic micropollutant removal: a critical review

Y Wu, M Chen, HJ Lee, M A. Ganzoury… - Acs Es&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The prevalence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) and their persistence in water supplies
have raised serious concerns for drinking water safety and public health. Conventional …

Advances in micro interfacial phenomena of adsorptive micellar flocculation: Principles and application for water treatment

H Demissie, S Lu, R Jiao, L Liu, Y **ang, T Ritigala… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Among various aqua remediation technologies, separation aims at cleaning pollutants by
isolating them despite their destruction; solutes can also be recovered after the process …

Water and wastewater treatment by micellar enhanced ultrafiltration–A critical review

M Moreno, LP Mazur, SE Weschenfelder… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) is a surfactant-based method used to remove low
concentrations of contaminants from water and wastewater streams. The process consists of …

Interfacial and build-in electric fields rooting in gradient polyelectrolyte hydrogel boosted heavy metal removal

S Qi, M Lin, P Qi, J Shi, G Song, W Fan, K Sui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the aggravation of pollutants damage to the environment, it is crucial yet rather
challenging to design powerful matrixes for nanomaterials with high ions permeability and …

Insight into the chemically modified crop straw adsorbents for the enhanced removal of water contaminants: A review

MJ Ahmed, BH Hameed, EH Hummadi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Crop straws represent the major part of lignocellulosic wastes that mainly consist of three
polymeric components, namely cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. These straws gain great …

Synthesis of the ZnTiO3/TiO2 Nanocomposite Supported in Ecuadorian Clays for the Adsorption and Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye

X Jaramillo-Fierro, S González, HA Jaramillo, F Medina - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, the study of semiconductor materials is very promising for the photocatalytic
remediation of hazardous organic substances present in the air and water. Various …