Emerging organic contaminants in global community drinking water sources and supply: A review of occurrence, processes and remediation

A Mukhopadhyay, S Duttagupta, A Mukherjee - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human-sourced organic compounds like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, surfactants, personal
care products, food, and industrial additives are used daily, across multiple sectors, globally …

[HTML][HTML] Biochars and activated carbons as adsorbents of inorganic and organic compounds from multicomponent systems–A review

M Gęca, M Wiśniewska, P Nowicki - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochars are obtained by biomass pyrolysis, whereas activated carbon is a biochar that has
undergone chemical or physical activation. Owing to the large surface area and easy …

Effective lead passivation in soil by bone char/CMC-stabilized FeS composite loading with phosphate-solubilizing bacteria

J Qu, S Wei, Y Liu, X Zhang, Z Jiang, Y Tao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation by phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) has attracted extensive attentions
due to its economical and eco-friendly properties for lead (Pb) passivation in soil. Herein …

Simultaneous scavenging of Cd (II) and Pb (II) from water by sulfide-modified magnetic pinecone-derived hydrochar

Y Zhang, J Qu, Y Yuan, H Song, Y Liu, S Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfide-modified magnetic hydrochar described as MHC-S 4 was synthesized by
simultaneously supporting Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles and grafting sulfide-containing groups …

Adsorption of anionic dyes on spent tea leaves modified with polyethyleneimine (PEI-STL)

S Wong, HH Tumari, N Ngadi, NB Mohamed… - Journal of cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the adsorption performance of spent tea leaves (STL) modified with
polyethylenimine (PEI) on two anionic dyes, namely Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Methyl …

Surface treated acid-activated carbon for adsorption of anionic azo dyes from single and binary adsorptive systems: A detail insight

C Patra, R Gupta, D Bedadeep, S Narayanasamy - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Current study deals with the surface modification of acid activated carbon (prepared from
Pongamia pinnata shells) with Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and its role as an …

[HTML][HTML] Review of phosphate removal from water by carbonaceous sorbents

IW Almanassra, V Kochkodan, G Mckay… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, phosphate is considered the main cause of eutrophication and has
received substantial attention from the scientific community. Phosphate is a major pollutant …

Recent progress on the remediation of metronidazole antibiotic as emerging contaminant from water environments using sustainable adsorbents: A review

S Ghosh, O Falyouna, H Onyeaka, A Malloum… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
This current review discusses the eco-toxicological effect of metronidazole (MNZ) in the
environment, characterization of MNZ adsorbents, mechanism of adsorption of MNZ from …

Synthesis and characterization of magnesium oxide nanoparticle-containing biochar composites for efficient phosphorus removal from aqueous solution

D Zhu, Y Chen, H Yang, S Wang, X Wang, S Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The effective removal and recovery of phosphorus from aquatic environments are highly
important for successful eutrophication control and phosphorus recycling. Herein, we …

Recent advances in the polyurethane-based adsorbents for the decontamination of hazardous wastewater pollutants

R Selvasembian, W Gwenzi, N Chaukura… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pollution of aquatic systems with noxious organic and inorganic contaminants is a
challenging problem faced by most countries. Water bodies are contaminated with diverse …