Removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents: From natural clays to 1D and 2D nano-composites

T Zhang, W Wang, Y Zhao, H Bai, T Wen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural and synthetic clays have been used as adsorbents for removal of heavy metals and
dyes from aqueous solution for many decades. In the last decade, exfoliating the natural …

Recent advances in nanoscale zero-valent iron-based materials: Characteristics, environmental remediation and challenges

H Tang, J Wang, S Zhang, H Pang, X Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI), which has great potential in environmental
purification is introduced. However, NZVI is easy to accumulate and oxidize, which limits its …

Applications of zeolites in sustainable chemistry

Y Li, L Li, J Yu - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
To face the global sustainability issues arising from rapid industry development and
population increase, many efforts have been made to develop new materials and …

Environmental remediation and application of nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites for the removal of heavy metal ions: a review

Y Zou, X Wang, A Khan, P Wang, Y Liu… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
The presence of heavy metals in the industrial effluents has recently been a challenging
issue for human health. Efficient removal of heavy metal ions from environment is one of the …

Magnetic nanoparticle composites: synergistic effects and applications

S Mourdikoudis, A Kostopoulou… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Composite materials are made from two or more constituent materials with distinct physical
or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics which …

A review of the applications of organo-functionalized magnetic graphene oxide nanocomposites for heavy metal adsorption

AIA Sherlala, AAA Raman, MM Bello, A Asghar - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphene-based adsorbents have attracted wide interests as effective adsorbents for heavy
metals removal from the environment. Due to their excellent electrical, mechanical, optical …

An overview of nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment

H Lu, J Wang, M Stoller, T Wang… - Advances in Materials …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the exceptional characteristics which resulted from nanoscale size, such as improved
catalysis and adsorption properties as well as high reactivity, nanomaterials have been the …

Environmental transformations and ecological effects of iron-based nanoparticles

C Lei, Y Sun, DCW Tsang, D Lin - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
The increasing application of iron-based nanoparticles (NPs), especially high
concentrations of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI), has raised concerns regarding their …

Clay-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite materials for the remediation of contaminated aqueous solutions: a review

N Ezzatahmadi, GA Ayoko, GJ Millar, R Speight… - Chemical engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent industrialization and urbanization have increased the aqueous concentrations of a
wide range of contaminants, which are toxic to human health and the environment …