Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Metformin as an emerging concern in wastewater: Occurrence, analysis and treatment methods

A Balakrishnan, M Sillanpää, MM Jacob… - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Metformin is a wonder drug used as an anti-hypoglycemic medication; it is also used as a
cancer suppression medicament. Metformin is a first line of drug choice used by doctors for …

Review of green synthesized TiO2 nanoparticles for diverse applications

P Rajaram, AR Jeice, K Jayakumar - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, numerous researchers have worked on develo** nanoparticles
that are environmentally friendly and long-lasting. Nanoparticles (NPs) and …

Antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of biosynthesized zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles

S Habib, F Rashid, H Tahir, I Liaqat, AA Latif… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is a rapidly develo** field of research that studies materials having
dimensions of less than 100 nanometers. It is applicable in many areas of life sciences and …

Recent Advancements in TiO2 Nanostructures: Sustainable Synthesis and Gas Sensing

GWC Kumarage, H Hakkoum, E Comini - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The search for sustainable technology-driven advancements in material synthesis is a new
norm, which ensures a low impact on the environment, production cost, and workers' health …

Study on triphase of polymorphs TiO2 (anatase/rutile/brookite) for boosting photocatalytic activity of metformin degradation

DR Eddy, GAN Sheha, MD Permana, N Saito, T Takei… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The elution of pharmaceutical products such as metformin at higher concentrations than the
safe level in aquatic systems is a serious threat to human health and the ecosystem …

Next-generation hybrid technologies for the treatment of pharmaceutical industry effluents

MVP Singh, KR Shankar - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Water and industries are intangible units of the globe that are always set to meet the
population's demand. The global population depends on one-third of freshwater increasing …

Deep eutectic solvent-assisted synthesis of a strontium tungstate bifunctional catalyst: investigation on the electrocatalytic determination and photocatalytic …

JN Baby, B Akila, TW Chiu, S Sakthinathan… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we propose a modified solid-state approach for the sustainable preparation of a
SrWO4 bifunctional catalyst using thymol–menthol-based natural deep eutectic green …

Biochar from microwave co-pyrolysis of food waste and polyethylene using different microwave susceptors–Production, modification and application for metformin …

S Neha, P Rajput, N Remya - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) production by microwave (MW) co-pyrolysis of food waste (FW) with
polyethylene (PE)(mixed in a ratio of 8: 1) was performed in the present study using different …

An efficient removal approach for degradation of metformin from aqueous solutions with sulfate radicals

A Parra-Marfil, MV López-Ramón… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metformin consumption for diabetes treatment is increasing, leading to its presence in
wastewater treatment plants where conventional methods cannot remove it. Therefore, this …