Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

EC Lima - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (EC's) are pollutants of growing concern. They are mainly organic
compounds such as: pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones …

Nano-based adsorbent and photocatalyst use for pharmaceutical contaminant removal during indirect potable water reuse

SK Fanourakis, J Peña-Bahamonde, PC Bandara… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing human activity, including commercial and noncommercial use of
pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural products, has introduced new …

Adsorptive removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water with functionalized metal-organic frameworks: remarkable adsorbents with hydrogen …

PW Seo, BN Bhadra, I Ahmed, NA Khan, SH Jhung - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Adsorption of typical pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)(such as
naproxen, ibuprofen and oxybenzone) from aqueous solutions was studied by using the …

Adsorption of pharmaceuticals and personal care products over metal-organic frameworks functionalized with hydroxyl groups: quantitative analyses of H-bonding in …

JY Song, SH Jhung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
The removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from water is
important for ensuring a clean aquatic environment. In this work, the adsorptive removal of …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured porous graphene for efficient removal of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals) from water

AME Khalil, FA Memon, TA Tabish, D Salmon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical pollutants have become a worldwide concern. These emerging
contaminants (ECs) are ubiquitously found in different water streams with concentrations …

Naproxen in the environment: its occurrence, toxicity to nontarget organisms and biodegradation

D Wojcieszyńska, U Guzik - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
This article summarizes the current knowledge about the presence of naproxen in the
environment, its toxicity to nontarget organisms and the microbial degradation of this drug …

Naproxen abatement by thermally activated persulfate in aqueous systems

A Ghauch, AM Tuqan, N Kibbi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated the use of thermally activated persulfate (TAP) as one of the
most powerful advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of pharmaceuticals present in …

Adsorptive removal of anti-inflammatory drugs from water using graphene oxide/metal-organic framework composites

M Sarker, JY Song, SH Jhung - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF) composites were synthesized by combining
MIL-101 (Cr) with graphene oxide (GnO). The porosity of the GnO/MIL-101 composite was …

Removal of emerging contaminants in conventional and advanced biological wastewater treatment plants in India-a comparison of treatment technologies

M Dubey, BP Vellanki, AA Kazmi - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are a growing concern for the environment and human
health. The study investigates 20 commonly reported ECs in 10 wastewater treatment plants …

The versatility of montmorillonite in water remediation using adsorption: Current studies and challenges in drug removal

DB França, LS Oliveira, FG Nunes Filho… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The persistence of contaminants such as pharmaceutical products including antibiotics, anti-
inflammatory agents, hormones, and many other substances in aquatic environments has …