Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Preparation of activated carbon from biomass and its' applications in water and gas purification, a review

MS Reza, CS Yun, S Afroze… - Arab Journal of Basic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Without pure water, it is impossible to survive for any living beings. The ratio of freshwater on
our planet is very poor and the demand is increasing with time for the growing population …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of novel mesoporous selenium-doped biochar with high-performance sodium diclofenac and reactive orange 16 dye removals

GS dos Reis, J Thivet, E Laisné, V Srivastava… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, for the first time, a selenium-doped mesoporous biochar was prepared and
efficiently employed for sodium diclofenac and reactive orange 16 dye adsorption. The …

Removal of diclofenac from wastewater: A comprehensive review of detection, characteristics and tertiary treatment techniques

I Alessandretti, CVT Rigueto, MT Nazari… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increase in the consumption of diclofenac (DCF), the incorrect disposal of this
pharmaceutical and the low efficiency of removal in wastewater treatment plants result in the …

Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by adsorption and advanced oxidation processes: state of the art and trends

F Mansouri, K Chouchene, N Roche, M Ksibi - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pharmaceutical products have become a necessary part of life. Several studies have
demonstrated that indirect exposure of humans to pharmaceuticals through the water could …

Sustainable adsorbents for the removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A review

V Vinayagam, S Murugan, R Kumaresan, M Narayanan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the previous three decades, the worldwide use of pharmaceuticals has surged by more
than 2.5 times. Although being considered essential to save many lives, pharmaceuticals …

Diclofenac removal from water by adsorption using activated carbon in batch mode and fixed-bed column: isotherms, thermodynamic study and breakthrough curves …

MAE de Franco, CB de Carvalho, MM Bonetto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of pharmaceutical compounds in the environment has been considered an
emerging concern. Diclofenac has the highest acute toxicity among the non-steroidal anti …

Performance and interactions of diclofenac adsorption using Alginate/Carbon-based Films: Experimental investigation and statistical physics modelling

MS Shamsudin, SF Azha, L Sellaoui, M Badawi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pharmaceutical wastes, especially the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs like diclofenac, in water resources is a relevant issue in the context of environment …

Biogenic copper nanoparticles and their applications: A review

MF Al-Hakkani - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
The objective of the present work is the introduction of a quick and simple literature survey
about the green bio-synthesized of copper nanoparticles. The survey revealed that the eco …

Adsorption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from aqueous solution using activated carbons

MJ Ahmed - Journal of environmental management, 2017 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants are of significant effect on the environment, so that their
treatments have been addressed in many studies. Activated carbon (AC) adsorbent shows …