Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye using eco-friendly synthesized rGO@ ZnO nanocomposites

A Negash, S Mohammed, HD Weldekirstos… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Industrial chemical pollutants such as methylene blue (MB) dye are released into the water
body and potentially cause harm to the human and aquatic biosphere. Therefore, this study …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into using plastic waste to produce activated carbons for wastewater treatment applications: A review

L Pereira, V Castillo, M Calero, G Blázquez… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review explores the potential use of plastic waste for the preparation of activated
carbons, which can be used as adsorbent materials to remove contaminants from water …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and applications of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for water treatment: A comprehensive review

I Salahshoori, A Yazdanbakhsh, MN Jorabchi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of stimuli-responsive nanomaterials holds immense promise for
enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of water treatment processes. These smart …

[HTML][HTML] Lignin nanoparticle-decorated nanocellulose cryogels as adsorbents for pharmaceutical pollutants

MB Agustin, M Lehtonen, M Kemell, P Lahtinen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorption is a relatively simple wastewater treatment method that has the potential to
mitigate the impacts of pharmaceutical pollution. This requires the development of reusable …

The influence of cross-linking density on the efficiency of post-synthetic sulfonation of hyper-cross-linked polymers and their adsorption capacity for antibiotic …

J Wolska, M Muńko, HEL Siblani, I Telegeiev… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hyper-cross-linked polymers (HCPs) attract increasing attention as promising adsorbents for
removal of organic pollutants from water. The present work reveals for the first time that the …

Accelerated Photolysis of H2O2 at the Air–Water Interface of a Microdroplet

Z Rao, YG Fang, Y Pan, W Yu, B Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photochemical homolysis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) occurs widely in nature and is a key
source of hydroxyl radicals (· OH). The kinetics of H2O2 photolysis play a pivotal role in …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical oxidation of a real effluent using selective cathodic and anodic strategies to simultaneously produce high value-added compounds: green …

HL Oliveira, TM Barros, JEL Santos, AD Gondim… - Electrochemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the simultaneous production of green hydrogen (H 2) and carboxylic acids from
the electrochemical treatment of washing machine effluent is demonstrated for the first time …

Decentralized environmental applications of a smartphone-based method for chemical oxygen demand and color analysis

JC Cardozo, ID Barbosa Segundo, ERVP Galvão… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study is focused on a proposal of a smartphone imaging-based quantification for
providing a simple and rapid method for the analysis of chemical oxygen demand (COD) …

Endogenous Substances Utilization for Water Self-Purification Amplification Driven by Nonexpendable H2O2 over a Micro-Potential Difference Surface

C Lu, C Hu, J Wu, H Rong, L Lyu - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Natural self-purification of water is limited by mass transfer processes between inert oxygen
(O2) and stable pollutants. This process must rely on large energy inputs and resource …

Chitosan-based fluorescent inverse opal particles for Cr (VI) sensing

H Su, H Chen, B Wen, L Lu, D Zhang, H Wang - NPJ Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer widely used in many fields. However, there are seldom
studies that focus on its inherent fluorescence properties. In this work, based on the inherent …