Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters: a review

A Azimi, A Azari, M Rezakazemi… - ChemBioEng …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metals like arsenic, copper, cadmium, chromium, nickel, zinc, lead, and mercury are
major pollutants of fresh water reservoirs because of their toxic, non‐biodegradable, and …

Mixed-valence molybdenum oxide as a recyclable sorbent for silver removal and recovery from wastewater

P Shao, Z Chang, M Li, X Lu, W Jiang, K Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Silver ions in wastewater streams are a major pollutant and a threat to human health. Given
the increasing demand and relative scarcity of silver, these streams could be a lucrative …

Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

MA Shannon, PW Bohn, M Elimelech, JG Georgiadis… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
One of the most pervasive problems afflicting people throughout the world is inadequate
access to clean water and sanitation. Problems with water are expected to grow worse in the …

A review of reverse osmosis membrane materials for desalination—Development to date and future potential

KP Lee, TC Arnot, D Mattia - Journal of Membrane Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) is currently the most important desalination technology and it is
experiencing significant growth. The objective of this paper is to review the historical and …

Nanotechnology in wastewater management: a new paradigm towards wastewater treatment

K Jain, AS Patel, VP Pardhi, SJS Flora - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Clean and safe water is a fundamental human need for multi-faceted development of society
and a thriving economy. Brisk rises in populations, expanding industrialization, urbanization …

The new field of sustainable entrepreneurship: Studying entrepreneurial action linking “what is to be sustained” with “what is to be developed”

DA Shepherd, H Patzelt - Entrepreneurship theory and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Informed by the sustainable development and entrepreneurship literatures we offer the
following definition: Sustainable entrepreneurship is focused on the preservation of nature …

Recent developments in forward osmosis: Opportunities and challenges

S Zhao, L Zou, CY Tang, D Mulcahy - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing attention in many potential
applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and food …

Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photocatalytic antibacterial application

X Kong, X Liu, Y Zheng, PK Chu, Y Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of bacterial infections and resistance to existing antibiotics make new
effective antibacterial strategies urgently needed. Photocatalytic antibacterial, an effective …

An overview of heterojunctioned ZnFe2O4 photocatalyst for enhanced oxidative water purification

S Sharma, V Dutta, P Raizada… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A number of studies on zinc ferrite (ZnFe 2 O 4) as photocatalyst in cleaning wastewater
have been achieved, because zinc ferrite nanoparticles are less toxic, chemically stable …