Adsorptive removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Progress of adsorbents development and their effectiveness

UM Ismail, MS Vohra, SA Onaizi - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased levels of heavy metals (HMs) in aquatic environments poses serious health and
ecological concerns. Hence, several approaches have been proposed to eliminate/reduce …

Recent advances in nanoscale zero-valent iron-based materials: Characteristics, environmental remediation and challenges

H Tang, J Wang, S Zhang, H Pang, X Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI), which has great potential in environmental
purification is introduced. However, NZVI is easy to accumulate and oxidize, which limits its …

A reconfigurable and magnetically responsive assembly for dynamic solar steam generation

Y Hu, H Ma, M Wu, T Lin, H Yao, F Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Interfacial solar vapor generation is a promising technique to efficiently get fresh water from
seawater or effluent. However, for the traditional static evaporation models, further …

Iron oxide nanoparticles in the soil environment: Adsorption, transformation, and environmental risk

Z Tao, Q Zhou, T Zheng, F Mo, S Ouyang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have great application potential due to their multifunctional
excellence properties, leading to the possibility of their release into soil environments …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review

Q Abbas, B Yousaf, MU Ali, MAM Munir… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever increasing production and use of nano-enabled commercial products release the
massive amount of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in the environment. An increasing …

Biochar-supported nZVI (nZVI/BC) for contaminant removal from soil and water: a critical review

S Wang, M Zhao, M Zhou, YC Li, J Wang, B Gao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
The promising characteristics of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) have not been fully
exploited owing to intrinsic limitations. Carbon-enriched biochar (BC) has been widely used …

The effect of nano-additives in diesel-biodiesel fuel blends: A comprehensive review on stability, engine performance and emission characteristics

MEM Soudagar, NN Nik-Ghazali, MA Kalam… - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is an unsurpassed alternative fuel source intended to extend the value to fossil
fuels, and the longevity and cleanliness of diesel engines. It reduces the dependence on the …

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Zeta potential

CN Lunardi, AJ Gomes, FS Rocha… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zeta potential (ZP) is a parameter that expresses the electrochemical equilibrium between
particles and liquids like in nanoparticle (NP) colloidal solutions with applications in …

Environmental remediation and application of nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites for the removal of heavy metal ions: a review

Y Zou, X Wang, A Khan, P Wang, Y Liu… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
The presence of heavy metals in the industrial effluents has recently been a challenging
issue for human health. Efficient removal of heavy metal ions from environment is one of the …

Applications and synergistic degradation mechanisms of nZVI-modified biochar for the remediation of organic polluted soil and water: a review

A Chen, H Wang, X Zhan, K Gong, W **e… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing organic pollution in soil and water has garnered considerable attention in recent
years. Nano zero-valent iron-modified biochar (nZVI/BC) has been proven to remediate the …