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 …

Simultaneous removal of pollutants from water using nanoparticles: A shift from single pollutant control to multiple pollutant control

GN Hlongwane, PT Sekoai, M Meyyappan… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The steady increase in population, coupled with the rapid utilization of resources and
continuous development of industry and agriculture has led to excess amounts of …

Simultaneous removal of mixed contaminants, copper and norfloxacin, from aqueous solution by ZIF-8

L Zhou, N Li, G Owens, Z Chen - Chemical engineering journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Many wastewaters commonly contain complex mixtures of both antibiotics and heavy
metals, where the simultaneous removal of these mixed contaminants is still a challenge. In …

Green synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles for the removal of heavy metals (Cd2+ and Ni2+) from aqueous solutions with Antimicrobial …

A Mohamed, RR Atta, AA Kotp, FI Abo El-Ela… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Clove and green Coffee (g-Coffee) extracts were used to synthesize green iron oxide
nanoparticles, which were then used to sorb Cd2+ and Ni2+ ions out of an aqueous …

A porous biochar supported nanoscale zero-valent iron material highly efficient for the simultaneous remediation of cadmium and lead contaminated soil

W Qian, JY Liang, WX Zhang, ST Huang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Risk associated with heavy metals in soil has been received widespread attention. In this
study, a porous biochar supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (BC-nZVI) was applied to …

Preparation of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles using modified sol-gel method and its use for the adsorption of lead and cadmium ions

S Tabesh, F Davar, MR Loghman-Estarki - Journal of Alloys and …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, nano-sized γ-Al 2 O 3 particles were synthesized by modified sol–gel
method using new precursors. In this study, aluminium nitrate, ethylene glycol (EG), citric …

Remediation of malachite green in wastewater by ZIF-8@ Fe/Ni nanoparticles based on adsorption and reduction

T Zhang, X **, G Owens, Z Chen - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-contaminated wastewater resulting from rapid industrialization and urbanization is a
global problem. In this study, a ZIF-8@ Fe/Ni sample was synthesized for the removal of …

Biosynthesized iron oxide nanoparticles used for optimized removal of cadmium with response surface methodology

J Lin, B Su, M Sun, B Chen, Z Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
To effectively reuse adsorbent in removal of Cd (II), magnetic modification was considered
as an alternative. In this study, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) synthesized from the extract …

Utilization of waste aluminum cans in the fabrication of hydroxysodalite nanoparticles and their chitosan biopolymer composites for the removal of Ni (II) and Pb (II) …

EA Abdelrahman, RM Hegazey - Microchemical Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydroxysodalite nanoparticles (ZW5, ZW10, ZW15, and ZW20) with different
crystallite sizes (46.43, 54.98, 62.69, and 64.12 nm, respectively) were hydrothermally …

Synthesis of amino-functionalized bentonite/CoFe2O4@ MnO2 magnetic recoverable nanoparticles for aqueous Cd2+ removal

G Zhou, Y Wang, R Zhou, C Wang, Y **, J Qiu… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Magnetic nano-composite materials have been attracting considerable attention due to their
unique properties and versatile applications. In this study, a novel magnetic amino …