Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review

AI Osman, EMA El-Monaem, AM Elgarahy… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Access to drinkable water is becoming more and more challenging due to worldwide
pollution and the cost of water treatments. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption on …

Recycling municipal, agricultural and industrial waste into energy, fertilizers, food and construction materials, and economic feasibility: a review

X Peng, Y Jiang, Z Chen, AI Osman, M Farghali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The global amount of solid waste has dramatically increased as a result of rapid population
growth, accelerated urbanization, agricultural demand, and industrial development. The …

Optimizing biomass pathways to bioenergy and biochar application in electricity generation, biodiesel production, and biohydrogen production

AI Osman, ZY Lai, M Farghali, CL Yiin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The current energy crisis, depletion of fossil fuels, and global climate change have made it
imperative to find alternative sources of energy that are both economically sustainable and …

Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review

AI Osman, M Farghali, I Ihara, AM Elgarahy… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change issues are calling for advanced methods to produce materials and fuels in a
carbon–neutral and circular way. For instance, biomass pyrolysis has been intensely …

Adsorptive removal of heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceuticals: Carbon-based nanomaterials in focus

A Thakur, A Kumar, A Singh - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, carbon dots,
graphene/graphene oxide, fullerene, and their derivatives, in the removal of emerging …

Advanced adsorbents for ibuprofen removal from aquatic environments: a review

AI Osman, A Ayati, M Farghali, P Krivoshapkin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The presence of pharmaceuticals in ecosystems is a major health issue, calling for
advanced methods to clean wastewater before effluents reach rivers. Here, we review …

Promising biorefinery products from marine macro and microalgal biomass: a review

M Narayanan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, algal biorefinery concepts have been gaining a lot of attention. The rapidly
evolving algae mediated bioeconomy places an increased emphasis on characterizing and …

The “vertigo” of the food sector within the triangle of climate change, the post-pandemic world, and the Russian-Ukrainian war

CM Galanakis - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last few years, the world has been facing dramatic changes due to a condensed
period of multiple crises, including climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the …

Skin protection from solar ultraviolet radiation using natural compounds: a review

A Verma, A Zanoletti, KY Kareem, B Adelodun… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Skin exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and pollutants causes several skin disorders,
calling for protection methods such as sunscreen application. However, common sunscreen …