Nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

J Yang, B Hou, J Wang, B Tian, J Bi, N Wang, X Li… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metal ions using graphene-based nanomaterials: Toxicity, roles of functional groups and mechanisms

SZN Ahmad, WNW Salleh, AF Ismail, N Yusof… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The endless introduction of toxic heavy metals through industrialization has worsened the
heavy metal pollution in the environment. Thus, the need for its effective removal has …

[HTML][HTML] Mussel-inspired surface engineering for water-remediation materials

Z Wang, HC Yang, F He, S Peng, Y Li, L Shao… - Matter, 2019 - cell.com
Mussel-inspired chemistry, as a powerful tool to manipulate material properties, has been
widely studied and implemented in surface engineering of a variety of materials for …

Engineered nanomaterials and their surface functionalization for the removal of heavy metals: A review

A Jawed, V Saxena, LM Pandey - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by various harmful toxic chemical substances, precisely heavy metals,
dyes, and pathogens, which have a disastrous effect on the ecological balance of human as …

Nanomaterials for removal of toxic elements from water

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Water pollution becomes a critical issue around the world, and heavy metals, organic and
inorganic compounds and bio-organisms contribute to major pollution in water. The …

Recent developments in polydopamine: an emerging soft matter for surface modification and biomedical applications

M Liu, G Zeng, K Wang, Q Wan, L Tao, X Zhang, Y Wei - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

Application of nanotechnology in the removal of heavy metal from water

L Liu, XB Luo, L Ding, SL Luo - Nanomaterials for the removal of pollutants …, 2019 - Elsevier
The heavy metals in water has caused serious damage to the health of animals and human
beings, it is considered to be one of the most serious environmental pollutants …

Versatile surface modification using polydopamine and related polycatecholamines: Chemistry, structure, and applications

TG Barclay, HM Hegab, SR Clarke… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Polydopamine and related polycatecholamines can be easily deposited onto almost any
surface from mild, aqueous solution. This results in durable, nanoscale coatings that exhibit …

Heavy metal adsorption using PAMAM/CNT nanocomposite from aqueous solution in batch and continuous fixed bed systems

B Hayati, A Maleki, F Najafi, F Gharibi, G McKay… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel fixed-bed adsorption investigations applying carbon nanotube (CNT) coated poly-
amidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM) as an adsorbent have been studied for the adsorption of …

Green synthesis of amino-functionalized carbon nanotube-graphene hybrid aerogels for high performance heavy metal ions removal

W Zhan, L Gao, X Fu, SH Siyal, G Sui, X Yang - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the ultra-lightweight and robust three-dimensional graphene/polydopamine
modified multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT-PDA) hybrid aerogels were prepared via a …