Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

EC Lima - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (EC's) are pollutants of growing concern. They are mainly organic
compounds such as: pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones …

Three-dimensional electrochemical process for wastewater treatment: a general review

C Zhang, Y Jiang, Y Li, Z Hu, L Zhou, M Zhou - Chemical engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) electrochemical process has been recognized as an
effective method for wastewater treatment. In comparison to two-dimensional (2D) …

Mainstream ammonium recovery to advance sustainable urban wastewater management

H Cruz, YY Law, JS Guest, K Rabaey… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Throughout the 20th century, the prevailing approach toward nitrogen management in
municipal wastewater treatment was to remove ammonium by transforming it into dinitrogen …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured porous graphene for efficient removal of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals) from water

AME Khalil, FA Memon, TA Tabish, D Salmon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants have become a worldwide concern. These emerging
contaminants (ECs) are ubiquitously found in different water streams with concentrations …

Removal of phenol from petroleum refinery wastewater through adsorption on date-pit activated carbon

MH El-Naas, S Al-Zuhair, MA Alhaija - Chemical engineering journal, 2010 - Elsevier
Experiments were carried out to evaluate the batch adsorption of phenol from petroleum
refinery wastewater on a locally prepared date-pit activated carbon (DP-AC). Adsorption …

Regeneration of carbonaceous adsorbents. Part II: chemical, microbiological and vacuum regeneration

F Salvador, N Martin-Sanchez… - Microporous and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Due to their excellent adsorbent properties, porous carbonaceous materials are employed in
separation applications, especially in the purification of polluted liquid and gaseous streams …

Opportunities for in situ electro-regeneration of organic contaminant-laden carbonaceous adsorbents

G Ersan, GA Cerrón-Calle, MS Ersan, S Garcia-Segura - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorptive separation technologies have proven to be effective on organic contaminant
removal in aqueous water. However, the breakthrough of contaminants is inevitable and can …

Evaluation of the technical and environmental feasibility of adsorption process to remove water soluble organics from produced water: A review

TC Costa, LT Hendges, B Temochko, LP Mazur… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the largest wastewater flows generated in the oil and gas industry is produced water
(PW), which can come from oil fields, gas fields or a combination of oil and gas fields. This …

The electrochemical regeneration of granular activated carbons: A review

RV McQuillan, GW Stevens, KA Mumford - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The electrochemical treatment of exhausted granular activated carbon (GAC) has been
identified as an effective alternative to traditional adsorbent regeneration methods (eg …

Adsorption and electrochemical regeneration of intercalated Ti3C2Tx MXene for the removal of ciprofloxacin from wastewater

AA Ghani, A Shahzad, M Moztahida, K Tahir… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Two-dimensional Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene nanosheets intercalated with sodium ions (SI-
Ti 3 C 2 T x) was synthesized by a facile batch fabrication method and applied for …