Adsorptive and photocatalytic remediation of hazardous organic chemical pollutants in aqueous medium: A review

AO Adeola, BA Abiodun, DO Adenuga… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2022 - Elsevier
The provision of clean water is still a major challenge in develo** parts of the world, as
emphasized by the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6), and has …

An overview and evaluation of highly porous adsorbent materials for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols removal from wastewater

ZU Zango, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri, A Ramli… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phenolic compounds had been widely
recognized as priority organic pollutants in wastewater with toxic effects on both plants and …

Microbial community assembly responses to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination across water and sediment habitats in the Pearl River Estuary

W Lin, F Fan, G Xu, K Gong, X Cheng, X Yuan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Along with rapid urbanization and intensive human activities, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) and its effects on the microbial …

Microwave-assisted synthesis of carbon-based nanomaterials from biobased resources for water treatment applications: emerging trends and prospects

AO Adeola, MP Duarte, R Naccache - Frontiers in Carbon, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Carbon-based nanomaterials have drawn significant interest as desirable nanomaterials
and composites for the adsorptive removal of various classes of pollutants from water owing …

Advances in water treatment technologies for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Existing concepts, emerging trends, and future prospects

AO Adeola, PBC Forbes - Water Environment Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the last two decades, environmental experts have focused on the development of several
biological, chemical, physical, and thermal methods/technologies for remediation of PAH …

Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater using graphene-based nanomaterials synthesized by conventional chemistry and green synthesis: a …

RN Queiroz, P Prediger, MGA Vieira - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic pollutants formed mainly by the
incomplete combustion of organic matter, such as oil, gas and coal. The presence of PAHs …

A state-of-the-art review of various adsorption media employed for the removal of toxic Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): An approach towards a cleaner …

S Pathak, AK Sakhiya, A Anand, KK Pant… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficient elimination of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from resources such as water
and soil is a concern as it severely impacts the environment and human health. Adsorption …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of antiretroviral drugs, efavirenz and nevirapine from aqueous solution by graphene wool: Kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamic and computational …

AO Adeola, J de Lange, PBC Forbes - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing concentrations of pharmaceutical and personal care products in water
bodies have attracted attention due to the risk of non-target exposures. The application of …

Utilization of activated carbon derived from waste plastic for decontamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons laden wastewater

M Ilyas, W Ahmad, H Khan - Water Science and Technology, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Serious environmental deterioration caused by synthetic waste plastics, and the pollution of
freshwater resources are the most alarming and marked challenges of the 21st century …

Hexadecylamine functionalised graphene quantum dots as suitable nano-adsorbents for phenanthrene removal from aqueous solution

G Kubheka, AO Adeola, PBC Forbes - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, three novel hexadecylamine graphene quantum dots (hexadecyl-GQDs) with
varying moieties on the surface were synthesised and characterised to examine the effect of …