Acid mine drainage: Challenges and opportunities

GS Simate, S Ndlovu - Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Acid mine drainage (AMD) or acid rock drainage (ARD) is considered as one of the main
pollutants of water in many countries that have historic or current mining activities. Its …

Recent achievements in polymer bio-based flocculants for water treatment

P Maćczak, H Kaczmarek, M Ziegler-Borowska - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer flocculants are used to promote solid–liquid separation processes in potable water
and wastewater treatment. Recently, bio-based flocculants have received a lot of attention …

Recent advancement of coagulation–flocculation and its application in wastewater treatment

CY Teh, PM Budiman, KPY Shak… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Increasing environmental awareness coupled with more stringent regulation standards has
triggered various industries to challenge themselves in seeking appropriate wastewater …

Effects of the oxidation degree of graphene oxide on the adsorption of methylene blue

H Yan, X Tao, Z Yang, K Li, H Yang, A Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this current work, a series of graphene oxides (GO) with different oxidation degrees (OD)
was prepared using Hummer method. Fundamental adsorption behavior of the GO series for …

Removal of anionic azo dyes from aqueous solution using magnetic polymer multi-wall carbon nanotube nanocomposite as adsorbent

H Gao, S Zhao, X Cheng, X Wang, L Zheng - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
An adsorbent of magnetic polymer multi-wall carbon nanotube (MPMWCNT) nanocomposite
was synthesized, which was composed of multi-wall carbon nanotubes, poly (1-glycidyl-3 …

Carbon nanotubes-based nanomaterials and their agricultural and biotechnological applications

DK Patel, HB Kim, SD Dutta, K Ganguly, KT Lim - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered a promising nanomaterial for diverse applications
owing to their attractive physicochemical properties such as high surface area, superior …

Oil and gas produced water management: a review of treatment technologies, challenges, and opportunities

M Nasiri, I Jafari, B Parniankhoy - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Produced water (PW), which could be a complex mixture of different organic and inorganic
compounds (mostly salts, minerals, and oils), is a major wastewater generated during oil/gas …

Facile synthesis of mesoporous MnCo2O4@ MoS2 nanocomposites for asymmetric supercapacitor application with excellent prolonged cycling stability

PS Shukla, A Agrawal, A Gaur, GD Varma - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
A synergistic effect occurs in material science when a composite material's physical and
chemical properties increase significantly as compared to its individual components. In the …

Flocculation performance and mechanism of graphene oxide for removal of various contaminants from water

Z Yang, H Yan, H Yang, H Li, A Li, R Cheng - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
The application of nanomaterials in water treatment plants has attracted significant attention
recently. This study investigates the possibility of using graphene oxide (GO) as a novel …

Influence of the surface structure of graphene oxide on the adsorption of aromatic organic compounds from water

H Yan, H Wu, K Li, Y Wang, X Tao, H Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this work, graphene oxide (GO) has been employed as an efficient adsorbent for the
removal of three aromatic organic compounds (AOCs), namely, aniline, nitrobenzene, and …