Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review

KP Gopinath, DVN Vo, D Gnana Prakash… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollution is a major issue, yet actual remediation techniques are limited.
Carbon-based materials are increasingly used to treat air and water. Here we review the …

[HTML][HTML] Graphene based adsorbents for remediation of noxious pollutants from wastewater

I Ali, XY Mbianda, A Burakov, E Galunin… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
The contamination of water resources with noxious pollutants is a serious issue. Many
aquatic systems are contaminated with different toxic inorganic and organic species; coming …

Mesoporous activated carbon as a green adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals and Congo red: Characterization, adsorption kinetics, and isotherm studies

S Mandal, J Calderon, SB Marpu, MA Omary… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, an effective and green adsorbent was prepared by the self-activation of kenaf
fiber and then the kenaf-based activated carbon (KAC) was applied for the removal of lead …

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 …

Green preparation of activated carbon from pomegranate peel coated with zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) and isotherm and kinetic studies of amoxicillin …

I Ali, S Afshinb, Y Poureshgh, A Azari… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
In present research, the activated carbon was prepared by a green approach from
pomegranate peel coated with zero-valent iron nanoparticles (AC-nZVI) and developed as …

Graphene oxide–chitosan hydrogel for adsorptive removal of diclofenac from aqueous solution: preparation, characterization, kinetic and thermodynamic modelling

H Mahmoodi, M Fattahi, M Motevassel - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This work aimed at develo** a natural compound-based hydrogel adsorbent to remove
diclofenac as a model pharmaceutical from water. First, graphene oxide–chitosan (GO–CTS) …

Advances in carbon nanomaterials as lubricants modifiers

I Ali, A Kucherova, N Memetov, T Pasko… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
In spite of good development and progress in lubricants, billions US dollars are being lost in
many industries and motor vehicles globally due to engine frictions. Therefore, there is a …

Hydroxyapatite-based adsorbents: Applications in sequestering heavy metals and dyes

AN Amenaghawon, CL Anyalewechi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a calcium phosphate material that was used primarily in bone
regeneration and repair as a result of its chemical similarity with bone. However, HAp has …

A novel molecularly imprinting biosensor including graphene quantum dots/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite for interleukin-6 detection and electrochemical …

N Özcan, C Karaman, N Atar… - ECS Journal of Solid …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a pro-inflammatory cytokine demonstrate a critical role in the
inflammatory response. Especially, the high levels of IL-6 measured in plasma have been …

Design of NiCo2O4 nanoparticles decorated N, S co-doped reduced graphene oxide composites for electrochemical simultaneous detection of trace multiple heavy …

J Pang, H Fu, W Kong, R Jiang, J Ye, Z Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is an enormous challenge to explore multifunctional electrocatalysts for simultaneous
detection of Cd (II), Cu (II), Hg (II) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this work, NiCo …