Removal of pharmaceuticals from water using sewage sludge-derived biochar: A review

I Ihsanullah, MT Khan, M Zubair, M Bilal, M Sajid - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the beneficial utilization of sewage
sludge to reduce the risks associated with sludge disposal. Besides other applications of …

Biochar production, activation and adsorptive applications: a review

BR Patra, A Mukherjee, S Nanda, AK Dalai - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Rising global population and urbanization are major causes of waste generation, energy
demand and carbon emissions. The atmospheric CO 2 concentration has increased of 44 …

Environmental threatening concern and efficient removal of pharmaceutically active compounds using metal-organic frameworks as adsorbents

T Rasheed, M Bilal, AA Hassan, F Nabeel… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
An alarming number of contaminants of emerging concern, including active residues from
pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), are increasingly being introduced in …

Antibiotic bioremediation by new generation biochar: recent updates

AK Patel, R Katiyar, CW Chen, RR Singhania… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The evolving multidrug resistance in microbes with increasing antibiotic pollution is
becoming a severe global crisis. Recent developments on antibiotic remediations by biochar …

Chemically modified biosorbents and their role in the removal of emerging pharmaceutical waste in the water system

A Adewuyi - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Presence of pharmaceutically active compounds (PACs) as emerging contaminants in water
is a major concern. Recent reports have confirmed the presence of PACs in natural and …

A review on the role of plant in pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) removal in constructed wetlands

X Hu, H **e, L Zhuang, J Zhang, Z Hu, S Liang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) cause ongoing water pollution and
consequently have attracted wide attention. Constructed wetlands (CWs) show good PPCP …

Adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole from aqueous matrices using sawdust and plastic waste-derived biochar: A sustainable fight against …

R Silori, J Zang, NP Raval, BS Giri, J Mahlknecht… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
We produced carbon-negative biochar from the pyrolysis of sawdust biomass alone (SB)
and from the co-pyrolysis of sawdust and plastic waste (SPB). The co-pyrolysis approach in …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and risk assessment of typical PPCPs and biodegradation pathway of ribavirin in wastewater treatment plants

Q Liu, X Feng, N Chen, F Shen, H Zhang… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
A large number of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) persist in
wastewater, and the consumption of PPCPs for COVID-19 control and prevention has …

Enhanced ciprofloxacin removal from aqueous solution using a chemically modified biochar derived from bamboo sawdust: adsorption process optimization with …

WK Wakejo, BT Meshasha, JW Kang… - Adsorption Science …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Contamination of water by ciprofloxacin has become a significant concern due to its adverse
health effects and growing evidence of antimicrobial-resistant gene evolution. To this end, a …

Engineered macroalgal and microalgal adsorbents: Synthesis routes and adsorptive performance on hazardous water contaminants

XJ Lee, HC Ong, J Ooi, KL Yu, TC Tham… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Colourants, micropollutants and heavy metals are regarded as the most notorious
hazardous contaminants found in rivers, oceans and sewage treatment plants, with …