The potential of functionalized graphene-based composites for removing heavy metals and organic pollutants

MS Iqbal, AA Aslam, R Iftikhar, M Junaid… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The contamination of water sources with toxic pollutants such as heavy metals and organic
compounds is a major environmental challenge in today's industrial era. These pollutants …

A critical review on the environmental applications of carbon dots

A Hebbar, R Selvaraj, R Vinayagam… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The discovery of zero-dimensional carbonaceous nanostructures called carbon dots (CDs)
and their unique properties associated with fluorescence, quantum confinement and size …

Fabrication of in situ metal-organic framework grown on sodium lignosulphonate hydrogel for removal of Pb2+, methylene blue and crystal violet from aqueous …

L Yang, L Bao, Y Zhong, C Hao, J Chen, J Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the metal-organic framework (MOF) was successfully compounded with
lignosulfonate/diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (SLS/DTPA) hydrogels adsorbent using …

Biodegradable composites from poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) with carbon nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and performances

R Venkatesan, S Surya, S Suganthi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of composites for food packaging that have good mechanical and
antimicrobial characteristics is still a major challenge. In applications like food packaging …

Constructing Z-scheme g-C3N4/TiO2 heterostructure for promoting degradation of the hazardous dye pollutants

M Vijayan, V Manikandan, C Rajkumar, AA Hatamleh… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of dyes and segments has increased widely in recent years, but it poses a serious
health risk to ecosystems. In this work, TiO 2 and two-dimensional gC 3 N 4 nanosheets (g …

Recent developments in metal nanoparticles functionalized nanocomposite adsorbents for heavy metals removal from wastewaters

B Natarajan, P Kannan, JA Rather… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The use of fertilizers in modern agriculture and the expansion of
industrialization are severely raising heavy metals (HMs) contamination in aquatic …

Recent advancement in biochar production and utilization–A combination of traditional and bibliometric review

EB Agyekum, C Nutakor - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar is one of the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective materials that has
shown potential properties for applications in various areas. Several studies have therefore …

Graphitic carbon nitride metal-free photocatalyst for the simultaneous removal of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants in wastewater

TH Pham, NM Viet, PTT Hoai, SH Jung, TY Kim - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of pharmaceutical pollutants in water has emerged as a significant public
health concern due to their potential adverse impacts, including the development of …

Exploring the adsorption efficacy of Cassia fistula seed carbon for Cd (II) ion removal: Comparative study of isotherm models

S Senniappan, S Palanisamy, VM Mani, M Umesh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study demonstrates the potential of Cassia fistula seed carbon (CFSC), a waste
lignocellulosic biomass, to eliminate Cd (II) ion-from saturated liquid samples. The efficient …

Ultrasonic-assisted adsorption of heavy copper and lead metal ions by g-C3N4, application of g-C3N4@ MNPs (M: Pb, Cu) in the catalytic photoreduction of organic …

MA Zorgani, F Zaoui, RNEH Zorgani… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the prepared gC 3 N 4 was used firstly as an adsorbent of copper and lead
ions by using both ultrasonic and classical methods in order to improve the adsorption of …