Biological utility of fluorinated compounds: from materials design to molecular imaging, therapeutics and environmental remediation

C Zhang, K Yan, C Fu, H Peng, CJ Hawker… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The applications of fluorinated molecules in bioengineering and nanotechnology are
expanding rapidly with the controlled introduction of fluorine being broadly studied due to …

Removal of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by adsorption: Role of PFAS chain length, effect of organic matter and challenges in adsorbent …

E Gagliano, M Sgroi, PP Falciglia, FGA Vagliasindi… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a wide group of environmentally persistent
organic compounds of industrial origin, which are of great concern due to their harmful …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and application of granular activated carbon from biomass waste materials for water treatment: A review

J Jjagwe, PW Olupot, E Menya, HM Kalibbala - Journal of Bioresources and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an increased global demand for activated carbon (AC) in application of water
treatment and purification. Water pollutants that have exhibited a greater removal efficiency …

A review of PFAS adsorption from aqueous solutions: Current approaches, engineering applications, challenges, and opportunities

X Lei, Q Lian, X Zhang, TK Karsili, W Holmes… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have drawn great attention due to their wide
distribution in water bodies and toxicity to human beings. Adsorption is considered as an …

Emerging technologies for PFOS/PFOA degradation and removal: A review

SCE Leung, P Shukla, D Chen, E Eftekhari, H An… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are highly recalcitrant
anthropogenic chemicals that are ubiquitously present in the environment and are harmful to …

Short-chain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aquatic systems: Occurrence, impacts and treatment

F Li, J Duan, S Tian, H Ji, Y Zhu, Z Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of anthropogenic compounds
comprised of a perfluoroalkyl backbone and a terminal functional group. As our knowledge …

Remediation of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated soils–to mobilize or to immobilize or to degrade?

N Bolan, B Sarkar, Y Yan, Q Li, H Wijesekara… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic chemicals, which are introduced
to the environment through anthropogenic activities. Aqueous film forming foam used in …

Adsorption behavior and mechanism of perfluorinated compounds on various adsorbents—A review

Z Du, S Deng, Y Bei, Q Huang, B Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have drawn great attention recently due to their wide
distribution in aquatic environments and potential toxic to animals and human beings …

Activated carbon versus metal-organic frameworks: A review of their PFAS adsorption performance

PS Pauletto, TJ Bandosz - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of fluorinated aliphatic
compounds considered as emerging persistent pollutants. Owing to their adverse effects on …

A review on agro-industrial waste (AIW) derived adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment

J Mo, Q Yang, N Zhang, W Zhang, Y Zheng… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a large amount of studies surrounding the usage of agro-industrial waste (AIW) for
the adsorptions of organic pollutants (dyes) and inorganic pollutants (heavy metals) in …