Behaviors and influencing factors of the heavy metals adsorption onto microplastics: A review

X Gao, I Hassan, Y Peng, S Huo, L Ling - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The microplastics (MPs) serving as the “minor but efficient” vector and carriers of the
environmental heavy metals (HMs) were broadly disseminated in the freshwater and marine …

Modulation of Z-scheme photocatalysts for pharmaceuticals remediation and pathogen inactivation: design devotion, concept examination, and developments

ME Malefane, PJ Mafa, TTI Nkambule… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent outbreak of Covid-19 guarantees overconsumption of different drugs as a
necessity to reduce the symptoms caused by this pandemic. This triggers the proliferation of …

Single atom Mn anchored on N-doped porous carbon derived from spirulina for catalyzed peroxymonosulfate to degradation of emerging organic pollutants

C Zhou, Y Liang, W **a, E Almatrafi, B Song… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly efficient single atom catalysts are critical to substantially promote for
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to organic pollutant degradation, but it remains a …

A novel, Z-scheme ZnO@ AC@ FeO photocatalyst, suitable for the intensification of photo-mediated peroxymonosulfate activation: Performance, reactivity and …

F Hayati, S Moradi, SF Saei, Z Madani… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the intensification of a UVC-based PMS activation treatment is performed by a
novel photocatalyst. Using ZnO nanoparticles coupled with activated carbon (AC) …

Magnetic dual Z-scheme g-C3N4/BiVO4/CuFe2O4 heterojunction as an efficient visible-light-driven peroxymonosulfate activator for levofloxacin degradation

X Li, T Chen, Y Qiu, Z Zhu, H Zhang, D Yin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The coupling of photocatalysis and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation is considered as a
promising strategy for the removal of organic pollutants. However, the development of visible …

Elucidating the Mechanistic Origin of a Spin State-Dependent FeNx–C Catalyst toward Organic Contaminant Oxidation via Peroxymonosulfate Activation

B Zhang, X Li, K Akiyama, PA Bingham… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atomically dispersed metals on nitrogen-doped carbon matrices have attracted extensive
interest in the removal of refractory organic pollutants. However, a thorough exploration of …

Sustainable biochar/MgFe2O4 adsorbent for levofloxacin removal: Adsorption performances and mechanisms

B Yao, Z Luo, S Du, J Yang, D Zhi, Y Zhou - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The limitation of low efficiency and complicated separation after adsorption make the
practical application of biochar a huge challenge. Here, one pomelo peel-derived magnetic …

Improved catalytic performance of ZnO via coupling with CoFe2O4 and carbon nanotubes: A new, photocatalysis-mediated peroxymonosulfate activation system …

N Tian, S Giannakis, L Akbarzadeh… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a ternary ZnO@ spinel cobalt ferrite@ carbon nanotube magnetic photocatalyst
(ZSCF@ CNT) was successfully synthesized and used to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) …

Co–Mn spinel oxides trigger peracetic acid activation for ultrafast degradation of sulfonamide antibiotics: Unveiling critical role of Mn species in boosting Co activity

L Zhang, J Chen, T Zheng, Y Xu, T Liu, W Yin, Y Zhang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Activation of peracetic acid (PAA) to generate powerful oxidizing species has become a
promising advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in wastewater treatment, yet the …

Fe-doped kelp biochar-assisted peroxymonosulfate activation for ciprofloxacin degradation: Multiple active site-triggered radical and non-radical mechanisms

MA Al Masud, WS Shin, DG Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel iron-doped kelp-derived biochar (KBC)(Fe-KBC) was prepared via a
combination of hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis, characterized, and tested for …