Clay-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite materials for the remediation of contaminated aqueous solutions: a review

N Ezzatahmadi, GA Ayoko, GJ Millar, R Speight… - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent industrialization and urbanization have increased the aqueous concentrations of a
wide range of contaminants, which are toxic to human health and the environment …

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment: Recent updates on sampling, pretreatment, cleanup technologies and their analysis

AVB Reddy, M Moniruzzaman… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of synthetic organic compounds containing
carbon, hydrogen and chlorine atoms. They have been used in various industrial and …

Enhanced removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution by stabilized nanoscale zero valent iron and copper bimetal intercalated montmorillonite

Y Wang, Y Gong, N Lin, L Yu, B Du, X Zhang - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Batch experiments were conducted to study the Cr (VI) removal by nanoscale zero valent
iron and copper intercalated montmorillonite (MMT-nFe 0/Cu 0) nanocomposite. MMT-nFe …

Synergistic effect of iron and copper oxides on the formation of persistent chlorinated aromatics in iron ore sintering based on in situ XPS analysis

L Liu, W Li, Z **ong, D **a, C Yang, W Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal oxides, such as copper (II) oxide (CuO) and iron (III) oxide (Fe 2 O 3), are dominant
active components in fly ash during iron ore sintering. The potential synergetic effects of …

The preparation of conjugated microporous polymer composite materials with montmorillonite template and its improvement in photocatalytic degradation for multiple …

J Yu, P Zhang, Y Zhang, K Sun, X Shi, L Li - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic technology is considered to be one of the most promising technologies for the
removal of organic contaminants. Conjugated Microporous Polymers and their composites …

Degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenol using palygorskite-supported bimetallic Fe/Ni nanocomposite as a heterogeneous catalyst

N Ezzatahmadi, GJ Millar, GA Ayoko, J Zhu, R Zhu… - Applied Clay …, 2019 - Elsevier
A functional palygorskite-supported Fe/Ni (Pal-Fe/Ni) nanocomposite material is synthesised
to remove 2, 4-dichlorophenol (2, 4-DCP) in an aqueous solution. The hypothesis is that Pal …

Boosting the activity and environmental stability of nanoscale zero-valent iron by montmorillonite supporting and sulfidation treatment

BD Xu, DC Li, TT Qian, H Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Given its high activity and nontoxicity, nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been
intensively used to remediate the groundwater contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE) …

Catalytic degradation of Orange II in aqueous solution using diatomite-supported bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles

N Ezzatahmadi, T Bao, H Liu, GJ Millar, GA Ayoko… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A functional diatomite-supported Fe/Ni nanocomposite successfully remediated Orange II
contaminant in aqueous solution. The hypothesis was that diatomite-supported Fe/Ni would …

Rapid degradation of atrazine by hydroxyl radical induced from montmorillonite templated subnano-sized zero-valent copper

R Hong, Z Guo, J Gao, C Gu - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, subnano-sized zero-valent copper (ZVC) was synthesized using
montmorillonite clay mineral as the template. The discrete distribution of surface charge on …

Enhanced pore structure regulation in porous aromatic framework materials via montmorillonite templating

Y Peng, J Yu, X Liu, T Meng, X Zhao, L Li - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The specific regulation of pore structure in porous aromatic framework (PAF) materials is of
paramount importance for achieving exceptional performance. In this study, we propose a …