Antibiotic adsorption by natural and modified clay minerals as designer adsorbents for wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review

GG Hacıosmanoğlu, C Mejías, J Martín… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased antibiotic use worldwide has become a major concern because of their health and
environmental impacts. Since most antibiotic residues can hardly be removed from …

Wastewater treatment with nanomaterials for the future: A state-of-the-art review

S Zahmatkesh, M Hajiaghaei-Keshteli, A Bokhari… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are both threatened by toxic wastewater. The unique
properties of nanomaterials are currently being studied thoroughly for treating sewage …

Molecular-level understanding of metal ion retention in clay-rich materials

X Liu, C Tournassat, S Grangeon… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Clay minerals retain or adsorb metal ions in the Earth's critical zone. Rocks, sediments and
soils rich in clay minerals can concentrate rare earth elements (REEs) in ion adsorption-type …

Recent advances on composite hydrogels designed for the remediation of dye-contaminated water and wastewater: A review

AGB Pereira, FHA Rodrigues, AT Paulino… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-contamination in water supplies, industrial effluents, and rivers is one of the major water
pollution issues. It has put at risk the drinking-water supplies around the globe. Various …

The advantages of clay mineral modification methods for enhancing adsorption efficiency in wastewater treatment: a review

S Barakan, V Aghazadeh - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
This review discusses the recent trends in the research over the last 30 years to use clay
minerals in natural and modified forms for removing different toxic organic/inorganic …

Selective adsorption of Pb2+ and Cu2+ on amino-modified attapulgite: kinetic, thermal dynamic and DFT studies

L Xu, Y Liu, J Wang, Y Tang, Z Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Amino-modified attapulgite (M-ATP) was prepared to remove Pb 2+ and Cu 2+ from the
aqueous solution. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectrums and X-ray …

Novel cyclodextrin-based adsorbents for removing pollutants from wastewater: A critical review

Q Liu, Y Zhou, J Lu, Y Zhou - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, cyclodextrin-based adsorbents have drawn worldwide attention
as new-generation adsorbents for wastewater treatment due to its extraordinary …

Magnetic responsive mesoporous alginate/β-cyclodextrin polymer beads enhance selectivity and adsorption of heavy metal ions

M Hassan, R Naidu, J Du, F Qi, MA Ahsan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mesoporous (~ 7–8 nm) biopolymer hydrogel beads (HNTs-FeNPs@ Alg/β-CD)
were synthesised via ionic polymerisation route to separate heavy metal ions. The …

Biopolymer-clay nanocomposites as novel and ecofriendly adsorbents for environmental remediation

M del Mar Orta, J Martín, JL Santos, I Aparicio… - Applied Clay …, 2020 - Elsevier
Water pollution is usually a result of human activities and it has become an issue of concern
because of the toxic and carcinogenic effects associated with some pollutants which may …

Innovative progress in graphene derivative-based composite hybrid membranes for the removal of contaminants in wastewater: a review

U Kamran, KY Rhee, SY Lee, SJ Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphene derivatives (graphene oxide) are proved as an innovative carbon materials that
are getting more attraction in membrane separation technology because of its unique …