Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are derivatives of PAHs with at least
one nitro-functional group (-NO 2) on the aromatic ring. The toxic effects of several nitro …

Removal of arsenic (As) from water supplies is needed to reduce As exposure through
drinking water and food consumption in many regions of the world. Magnetite nanoparticles …

The effluent water of many industries, such as textiles, leather, paper, printing, cosmetics,
etc., contains large amount of hazardous dyes. There is huge number of treatment …

This review intends to deepen our understanding of mechanisms by which molecules with
aromatic moieties attach to organic and mineral components of terrestrial environments. We …

Constructed wetlands (CWs) are increasingly popular as an efficient and economical
alternative to conventional wastewater treatment processes for removal, among other …

Montmorillonite is a multifunctional clay mineral and a major component of bentonite.
Montmorillonite has been used in various industrial and pharmaceutical fields due to its …

The halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were used as nano-adsorbents for the removal of the
cationic dye, methylene blue (MB), from aqueous solutions. The dye adsorption experiments …

The application of modified clay (MC) to mitigate harmful algal blooms (HABs) is becoming a
widespread practice in China because of its low cost, high efficiency and environmental …

A batch experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of root exudates on the desorption
of phenanthrene and pyrene in soils. Rhizosphere model systems where soils are given …