Removal of organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites

Q Li, Z Chen, H Wang, H Yang, T Wen, S Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the latest several decades, the continuous development of the economy and industry
has brought more and more serious organic pollutants to the natural environment, which …

Surfactants-based remediation as an effective approach for removal of environmental pollutants—A review

T Rasheed, S Shafi, M Bilal, T Hussain, F Sher… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Deterioration of environmental quality and equilibrium by rampant industrial expansion,
accelerated urbanization and unchecked population growth has become a high-priority …

Advantages and challenges of Tween 80 surfactant-enhanced technologies for the remediation of soils contaminated with hydrophobic organic compounds

M Cheng, G Zeng, D Huang, C Yang, C Lai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in soil has become a highly
significant environmental issue. This problem has been exacerbated by the strong sorption …

Nanoscale zerovalent iron decorated on graphene nanosheets for Cr (VI) removal from aqueous solution: surface corrosion retard induced the enhanced performance

X Li, L Ai, J Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemical reduction technology based on nanoscale zerovalent iron (NZVI) is an effective
method for in-situ remediation of Cr (VI)-polluted water. However, it is difficult to overcome …

Remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in contaminated soils and sediment: state of knowledge and perspectives

R **g, S Fusi, BV Kjellerup - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are one of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) used
worldwide between the 1930 and 1980s. Many PCBs can still be found in the environment …

Micelles as soil and water decontamination agents

A Shah, S Shahzad, A Munir, MN Nadagouda… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Contaminated soil and water pose a serious threat to human health and ecosystem. For the
treatment of industrial effluents or minimizing their detrimental effects, preventive and …

Remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron: A review

Y Li, HP Zhao, L Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been gradually applied in soil
remediation due to its strong reducing ability and large specific surface area. Compared to …

Recent advances in PCB removal from historically contaminated environmental matrices

K Šrédlová, T Cajthaml - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite being drastically restricted in the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) still
belong among the most hazardous contaminants. The chemical stability and dielectric …

Enhanced Cr (VI) removal from simulated electroplating rinse wastewater by amino-functionalized vermiculite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron

R Zhao, Z Zhou, X Zhao, G **g - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel amino-functionalized vermiculite (AVT)-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (AVT-
nZVI) was successfully synthesized for Cr (VI) removal from simulated electroplating rinse …

Roles of surfactant, oxidant and activator on enhanced electrokinetic-persulfate technique for the removal of hydrophobic organic compounds in soil: a review

P Jadhao, A Khare, M Patil, AR Kumar - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers have explored electrokinetic remediation (EKR) for two decades due to its
applicability, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and wider scope for the soil remediation of …