Breaking new ground: Innovative adsorbents for uranium and thorium ions removal and environmental cleanup

M Sharma, L Yadav, P Sharma, VC Janu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Radionuclides such as uranium (U (VI)) and thorium (Th (IV)) exhibit health and
environmental hazards stemming from their radioactive deterioration. Strict regulation is …

Harnessing magnetically separable iron based adsorbents for enhanced uranium adsorption

M Sharma, P Dhiware, H Laddha, VC Janu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy and environmental concerns have historically had an impact on the growth of
civilization. In the last several decades, nuclear power has advanced rapidly since clean …

Effective synthesis and characterization of citric acid cross-linking of modified ferrous metal-organic framework and chitosan nanocomposite sponge for Th (IV) …

GH Al-Hazmi, LA Albedair, RAS Alatawi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research presents a novel nanocomposite of ferrous metal-organic framework (Fe (II)-
MOF) that has been encapsulated with chitosan matrix, leading to the development of a new …

Sustainable solution for wastewater management: Fabrication of cost-effective β-cyclodextrin incorporated chitosan polyvinyl alcohol composite hydrogel film for the …

P Sharma, M Sharma, L Yadav, M Agarwal… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Dyes are an integral part of leather, textiles, food, and packaging materials, providing
aesthetic appeal to the finished article. These industries use large amounts of water …

Functionalization of MXene using iota-carrageenan, maleic anhydride, and N, N′-methylene bis-acrylamide for high-performance removal of thorium (IV), uranium (IV …

I Ijaz, A Bukhari, A Nazir, M Khan, E Gilani… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
An increasing quantity of pollutants has been discharged into the aquatic media, posing a
serious hazard to public health. To address this issue, a new sorbent material, MXene@ i …

Insight into efficient photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin over a simple, economical biochar-based magnetic photocatalyst under solar illumination: a statistical …

L Yadav, M Sharma, H Laddha, M Agarwal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The transformation of residual agricultural solid waste into an efficient value-added carbon
product has been an ongoing strategy for solid waste management and a sustainable …

A critical and comprehensive review of the removal of thorium ions from wastewater: Advances and future perspectives

ZM Şenol, N El Messaoudi, Y Miyah, J Georgin… - Journal of Water …, 2025 - Elsevier
This review article critically evaluates recent developments in removing thorium (Th) ions
from wastewater and discusses future perspectives. Moreover, it is imperative to develop …

A novel phosphorylated MXene composite for enhanced selective adsorption of uranium

R Wang, C Li, W Tian, H Liang, N Wang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to ensure the sustainable development of nuclear energy in the future and reduce
the damage of nuclear-contaminated water to the ecological environment and organisms, it …

Harnessing waste PET bottles for sustainable Ca-MOF synthesis: a high-efficiency adsorbent for uranium and thorium

M Sharma, P Sharma, VC Janu, R Gupta - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The contamination of water sources by radioactive elements like uranium and thorium
presents significant environmental and health challenges. Yet, emerging as a beacon of …

One-step open-ring strategy for constructing sandwich-like metal–organic framework with highly selective removal of thorium

MJ Yang, AM Song, Q Yang, Z Wu, B Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
As one of the accompanying elements in the extraction process of rare earths, thorium (Th
(IV)) not only impacts the development and utilization of rare earths but also poses …