Toxicity and remediation of pharmaceuticals and pesticides using metal oxides and carbon nanomaterials

Z Fallah, EN Zare, M Ghomi, F Ahmadijokani, M Amini… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The worldwide development of agriculture and industry has resulted in contamination of
water bodies by pharmaceuticals, pesticides and other xenobiotics. Even at trace levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Date fruit processing waste and approaches to its valorization: A review

S Oladzad, N Fallah, A Mahboubi, N Afsham… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Middle East and North Africa, dates are a traditional and economically
valuable crop, playing an essential role in people's daily diets. Date fruit production and …

Improved catalytic performance of ZnO via coupling with CoFe2O4 and carbon nanotubes: A new, photocatalysis-mediated peroxymonosulfate activation system …

N Tian, S Giannakis, L Akbarzadeh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a ternary ZnO@ spinel cobalt ferrite@ carbon nanotube magnetic photocatalyst
(ZSCF@ CNT) was successfully synthesized and used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …

Peroxydisulfate activation by enhanced catalytic activity of CoFe2O4 anchored on activated carbon: A new sulfate radical-based oxidation study on the Cefixime …

N Olfatmehr, B Kakavandi, SM Khezri - Separation and purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work focused mainly on anchoring cobalt ferrite (CF) nanoparticles onto the surfaces of
activated carbon (AC) for preparation of recoverable AC@ CF composite as a …

In situ preparation of MOF-199 into the carrageenan-grafted-polyacrylamide@ Fe3O4 matrix for enhanced adsorption of levofloxacin and cefixime antibiotics from …

MM Salehi, F Hassanzadeh-Afruzi, G Heidari… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research study, a novel method, an in-situ growth approach, to incorporate metal-
organic framework (MOF) into carrageenan-grafted-polyacrylamide-Fe 3 O 4 substrate was …

High-performance removal of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide in water using activated carbon derived from Queen palm fruit endocarp (Syagrus …

YLO Salomón, J Georgin, DSP Franco, MS Netto… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, an activated carbon sample with a high adsorptive performance for the
herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) was prepared from queen palm endocarp …

Removal of cefixime from wastewater using a superb nZVI/copper slag nanocomposite: optimization and characterization

A Moridi, S Sabbaghi, J Rasouli, K Rasouli… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, hospital wastewater contains a high concentration of toxic pharmaceutical
contaminants, posing a significant threat to the environment, and human and animal life …

Photocatalytic degradation of cefixime in aqueous solutions using functionalized SWCNT/ZnO/Fe3O4 under UV-A irradiation

B Erim, Z Ciğeroğlu, S Şahin, Y Vasseghian - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, SWCNT/ZnO/Fe 3 O 4 heterojunction composite was prepared for enhancing
the degradation of β-lactam drugs such as cefixime (CFX) from an aqueous solution. The …

Transforming shrub waste into a high-efficiency adsorbent: application of Physalis peruvian chalice treated with strong acid to remove the 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic …

J Georgin, DSP Franco, MS Netto, D Allasia… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the chalice generated from the production of the Physalis peruviana fruit was
subjected to a treatment with sulfuric acid and applied in the adsorption of 2, 4 …