A critical review of clay-based composites with enhanced adsorption performance for metal and organic pollutants

H Han, MK Rafiq, T Zhou, R Xu, O Mašek… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adsorption techniques offer unique advantages owing to the use of synthetic (eg, nanosized
metal oxides and polymer-functionalized nanocomposites) and natural (eg, clay and …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Specific chemical adsorption of selected divalent heavy metal ions onto hydrous γ-Fe2O3-biochar from dilute aqueous solutions with pH as a master variable

C Feng, M Huang, C Huang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A γ-Fe 2 O 3-biochar was synthesized using ferrate as precursor. Results showed
that ferrate treatment of biochar increased surface acidity and magnetism strength, which …

Adsorptive removal of cesium by electrospun nanofibers embedded with potassium copper hexacyanoferrate

Y Kim, HH Eom, D Kim, D Harbottle, JW Lee - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the risk of radioactive waste generated in large quantities is emerging, rapid and
selective cesium ion decontamination has become a significant issue for waste volume …

Critical role of nanocomposites at air–water interface: from aqueous foams to foam-based lightweight functional materials

K Yu, B Li, H Zhang, Z Wang, W Zhang, D Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The study of aqueous foams has long been an interest of the scientific community. A
develo** area is the use of foams to prepare lightweight, functional solid foam materials …

Response surface modeling with Box-Behnken design for strontium removal from soil by calcium-based solution

H Song, H Chung, K Nam - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Owing to its physicochemical similarity to strontium (Sr), calcium (Ca) was tested as a key
component of a soil washing solution for Sr-contaminated soil collected near a nuclear …

Thiol-rich and ion-imprinted alginate hydrogel as a highly adsorptive and recyclable filtration membrane for rapid and selective Sr (II) removal

B Zheng, J Yin, L Zhu, B Zhou, H Shen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Radionuclides such as strontium 90, 90 Sr, pose severe threats to the environment and
humans since the wide application of nuclear power plants around the world. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a potassium-based soil washing solution using response surface methodology for efficient removal of cesium contamination in soil

H Song, K Nam - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The overuse of chelating soil washing agents for removal of heavy metal can release soil
nutrients and negatively affect organisms. Therefore, develo** novel washing agents that …

Thermo-oxidative stability and flammability properties of bamboo/kenaf/nanoclay/epoxy hybrid nanocomposites

SS Chee, M Jawaid, OY Alothman, R Yahaya - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, three types of nanoclay [halloysite nanotube (HNT), montmorillonite (MMT) and
organically modified MMT (OMMT)] were incorporated into bamboo/kenaf (B/K) reinforced …

Electrochemically-assisted removal of cadmium ions by redox active Cu-based metal-organic framework

Y Kim, K Kim, HH Eom, X Su, JW Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
An electrochemically-assisted wastewater treatment using Faradaic materials offers a
promising technique for the selective removal of hazardous substances. Here, we …