Carbonaceous materials as effective adsorbents and catalysts for the removal of emerging contaminants from water

J Scaria, A Gopinath, N Ranjith, V Ravindran… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The elimination of emerging contaminants (ECs) from aquatic environment has become a
worldwide concern due to their widespread occurrence and consequent detrimental effects …

A review of integrated advanced oxidation processes and biological processes for organic pollutant removal

PV Nidheesh, C Couras, AV Karim… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Water pollution by recalcitrant organic contaminants is a recognized issue of significant
concern since a wide range of these contaminants has been found in environmental …

Progress in membranes for pressure retarded osmosis application

SN Rahman, H Saleem, SJ Zaidi - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The ever-growing global energy crisis has been pushing industries to lean towards
renewable resources as an alternative for power generation. Recent research is focusing …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) modified polymers: a mini review of non-optical applications

Z Latif, K Shahid, H Anwer, R Shahid, M Ali, KH Lee… - Nanoscale, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a promising candidate to replace metal-based additives
for polymer reinforcement and functionalization. Specifically, vast interest in CQDs for …

Treatment of Groundwater-Rich Organic Compounds Using Activated Carbon with Additional Germanium Dioxide (GeO2): Kinetics and Adsorption Studies of …

Y Fajriani, H Heryanto, D Tahir - ACS omega, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Activated carbon/GeO2 composites were synthesized using the sol–gel method and then
used as catalysts for the photodegradation of organic pollutants methylene blue (MB) and …

Antibiotics contaminated irrigation water: an overview on its impact on edible crops and visible light active titania as potential photocatalysts for irrigation water …

G Jalloul, I Keniar, A Tehrani… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Sub-therapeutic levels of antibiotics (ABs) are given to animals and poultry to promote
growth and reduce disease. In agricultural environments, ABs reach croplands via animal …

Recent advancements towards the green synthesis of carbon quantum dots as an innovative and eco-friendly solution for metal ion sensing and monitoring

J Dhariwal, GK Rao, D Vaya - RSC Sustainability, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, the synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) through green methods for
environmental remediation has gained significant interest owing to their benefits of reducing …

Customized carbon composite nanomaterials for the mitigation of emerging contaminants: a review of recent trends

S Balakumar, N Mahesh, M Kamaraj, T Saranya… - Carbon Letters, 2024‏ - Springer
The most significant threat to the ecosystem is emerging pollutants, which are becoming
worse each year and harming the planet severely and permanently. Many organic and …

Resilience analysis framework for a water–energy–food nexus system under climate change

AE Ioannou, CS Laspidou - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Climate change impacts the water–energy–food security; given the complexities of
interlinkages in the nexus system, these effects may become exacerbated when feedback …

Oxidative calcination of brewery bagasse and in-situ preparation of activated carbon-PEDOT composite for hybrid supercapacitor application

SE Kayode, CE Sánchez-Rodríguez… - Synthetic Metals, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this study, we prepared an electrode material from biowaste residue for hybrid
supercapacitor application. Bagasse from brewery residue was treated by oxidative …