The demand for agricultural crops continues to escalate with the rapid growth of the
population. However, extreme climates, pests and diseases, and environmental pollution …

Over the past decades, organic-inorganic hybrid polymers have been applied in different
fields, including the adsorption of pollutants from wastewater and solid-state separations. In …

A review with ca. 400 references is provided dealing with the use of mesoporous silica and
organically-modified silica-based materials for removal of inorganic and organic pollutants …

Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have shown a wide range of applications in various
technological fields. It is due to their unique properties such as biocompatibility, stability …

A rational design of metal-free hierarchical nanostructures is critical for achieving next-
generation photocatalytic system. Transition metal dichalcogenide, eg, MoS 2 based …

Visible-light-driven BiOCl microspheres were directly synthesized via a facile one-pot
ethylene glycol mediated solvothermal method. The crystallinity, surface, optical and …

Arsenic pollution has caused worldwide attention due to its mandatory toxicity. Chemical
structures of the adsorbent and arsenic species greatly influence the arsenic adsorption …

SBA-15 substrate functionalized with–NH2 groups were tested in adsorptive elimination of
lead (II) from aqueous solutions. The NH2/SBA-15 adsorbents were prepared by grafting of …

Nanoparticle addition to membranes is advancing the performance of separation processes
and improving the flux without jeopardizing the selectivity. However, fouling-resistance …

Metallic silver nickel oxide honeycomb nanoarrays were synthesized via a surfactant-
assisted hydrothermal route. The crystal structure of the Ag/NiO nanoarrays was confirmed …