Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

EC Lima - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (EC's) are pollutants of growing concern. They are mainly organic
compounds such as: pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoadsorbents in wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review

HCS Perera, V Gurunanthanan, A Singh… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater contamination by heavy metals and synthetic dyes presents a significant
environmental challenge, necessitating effective and sustainable separation techniques …

Application of Box–Behnken design for optimizing parameters of hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solutions using Fe3O4 loaded on activated carbon …

S Afshin, Y Rashtbari, M Vosough, A Dargahi… - Journal of Water …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In the present paper, the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was evaluated for
optimizing the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr (VI)) removal efficiency using our synthesized …

Efficient atrazine degradation via photoactivated SR-AOP over S-BUC-21 (Fe): the formation and contribution of different reactive oxygen species

ZC Zhang, FX Wang, F Wang, CC Wang… - Separation and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Fe-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts exhibited great potential in
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation for organic pollutant decontamination. In this work, a Fe …

Conversion of locally available materials to biochar and activated carbon for drinking water treatment

PV Nidheesh, M Kumar, G Venkateshwaran, S Ambika… - Chemosphere, 2024‏ - Elsevier
For environmental sustainability and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs),
drinking water treatment must be done at a reasonable cost with minimal environmental …

Sustainable application of nanoparticles in wastewater treatment: Fate, current trend & paradigm shift

P Mondal, A Nandan, S Ajithkumar, NA Siddiqui… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Existing water and wastewater treatment techniques are becoming increasingly difficult to
employ due to the discovery of new toxins, the rapid development of population and …

Fabricated novel g-C3N4/Mn doped ZnO nanocomposite as highly active photocatalyst for the disinfection of pathogens and degradation of the organic pollutants from …

MA Qamar, S Shahid, M Javed, M Sher, S Iqbal… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Facile fabrication of novel gC 3 N 4/Mn-ZnO nanocomposites via chemical co-
precipitation approach.•gC 3 N 4/Mn-ZnO acts as an excellent photocatalyst for MB and …

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by cattle manure-derived low temperature biochar

Y Zhu, B Yi, Q Yuan, Y Wu, M Wang, S Yan - RSC advances, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Biochar is a low cost and renewable adsorbent which can be used to remove dye from
wastewater. Cattle manure-derived low temperature biochar (CMB) was studied to remove …

Organic contaminants in African aquatic systems: current knowledge, health risks, and future research directions

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura - Science of the Total Environment, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Organic contaminants (OCs) are increasingly being reported in African aquatic systems, yet
a critical evaluation of the literature is still lacking. The objectives of this review were to:(1) …

Peroxymonosulfate improved photocatalytic degradation of atrazine by activated carbon/graphitic carbon nitride composite under visible light irradiation

JMD Dikdim, Y Gong, GB Noumi, JM Sieliechi, X Zhao… - Chemosphere, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of atrazine by activated carbon/graphitic carbon nitride
composites with peroxymonosulfate (PMS) was investigated under visible light irradiation …