Nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

J Yang, B Hou, J Wang, B Tian, J Bi, N Wang, X Li… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Removal of contaminants in wastewater, such as heavy metals, has become a severe
problem in the world. Numerous technologies have been developed to deal with this …

A review on the application of clay minerals as heavy metal adsorbents for remediation purposes

BO Otunola, OO Ololade - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020 - Elsevier
Clay minerals are affordable, abundant, naturally occurring minerals found in many parts of
the world that have been used effectively for remediation of many contaminants. This review …

Adsorption processes for the removal of contaminants from wastewater: the perspective role of nanomaterials and nanotechnology

TR Sahoo, B Prelot - Nanomaterials for the detection and removal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanomaterials are of much interest and are considered as efficient adsorbents for
wastewater treatment because of their small particle sizes, large specific surface areas …

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 …

Reduction of nitrate by zero valent iron (ZVI)-based materials: a review

Y Liu, J Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Zero valent iron (ZVI) and ZVI-based materials have been widely used for the reduction of
nitrate, a major contaminant commonly detected in groundwater and surface water. The …

Recent advances in nanomaterials for water protection and monitoring

R Das, CD Vecitis, A Schulze, B Cao… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The efficient handling of wastewater pollutants is a must, since they are continuously defiling
limited fresh water resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial flora and …

Engineered nanomaterials for water treatment and remediation: Costs, benefits, and applicability

AS Adeleye, JR Conway, K Garner, Y Huang… - Chemical engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of nanotechnology in drinking water treatment and pollution cleanup is
promising, as demonstrated by a number of field-based (pilot and full scale) and bench …

Amorphous MnO2 Modified Biochar Derived from Aerobically Composted Swine Manure for Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II)

J Liang, X Li, Z Yu, G Zeng, Y Luo, L Jiang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This study reports creative preparation of MnO2-biochar (MBR) via MnO2 modification of
biochar (BR) derived from aerobically composted swine manure. SEM coupled with EDX …

A review of the function of using carbon nanomaterials in membrane filtration for contaminant removal from wastewater

U Chadha, SK Selvaraj, SV Thanu… - Materials Research …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Water is a necessity for all living and non-living organisms on this planet. It is understood
that clean water sources are decreasing by the day, and the rapid rise of Industries and …

Advances in sulfidation of zerovalent iron for water decontamination

J Li, X Zhang, Y Sun, L Liang, B Pan… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Sulfidation has gained increasing interest in recent years for improving the sequestration of
contaminants by zerovalent iron (ZVI). In view of the bright prospects of the sulfidated ZVI (S …