Removal of pharmaceuticals from water using sewage sludge-derived biochar: A review

I Ihsanullah, MT Khan, M Zubair, M Bilal, M Sajid - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the beneficial utilization of sewage
sludge to reduce the risks associated with sludge disposal. Besides other applications of …

Environmental and health impact of unrecovered API from pharmaceutical manufacturing wastes: A review of contemporary treatment, recycling and management …

ES Okeke, TPC Ezeorba, CO Okoye, Y Chen… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical industries are imminent for the survival of any contemporary society as their
products are valuable for the populace's health and wellness. However, the wastes of these …

Encapsulation of spinel CuCo2O4 hollow sphere in V2O5-decorated graphitic carbon nitride as high-efficiency double Z-type nanocomposite for levofloxacin …

F Hasanvandian, A Shokri, M Moradi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, spinel CuCo 2 O 4 (CCO) with a hierarchical hollow sphere morphology was
encapsulated in V 2 O 5-decorated ultra-wrinkled graphitic carbon-nitride (VO-UCN) for the …

Facile one-pot ultrasound-assisted solvothermal fabrication of ball-flowerlike nanostructured (BiOBr) x (Bi7O9I3) 1-x solid-solution for high active photodegradation of …

SG Fard, M Haghighi, M Shabani - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Herein, the novel solid solution (BiOBr) x (Bi 7 O 9 I 3) 1-x nanophotocatalysts with different x
values (x= 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1) have been synthesized with an one-pot sono …

Advances in electrochemical detection methods for measuring contaminants of emerging concerns

MH Hassan, R Khan… - Electrochemical Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) such as pharmaceuticals and
personal care products, endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), per/poly‐fluorinated …

Fabrication of CuCo2S4 yolk-shell spheres embedded with S-scheme V2O5-deposited on wrinkled g-C3N4 for effective promotion of levofloxacin photodegradation

X Yang, MD Hesami, E Nazemipool… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The influential light-harvesting and tremendous reduction capability along with the
potentiality (photo) electrochemical merits of the thiospinels like CuCo 2 S 4 (CCS) …

Contamination of surface water and river sediments by antibiotic and antiretroviral drug cocktails in low and middle-income countries: occurrence, risk and mitigation …

P Kairigo, E Ngumba, LR Sundberg, A Gachanja… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Presence of antimicrobial cocktails in the hydrological cycles is of interest because of their
potential to mediate antimicrobial resistance within the natural environment. In this study, we …

Antibiotic resistance dissemination in wastewater treatment plants: a challenge for the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture

AM Leiva, B Piña, G Vidal - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2021 - Springer
The reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) has been considered a suitable alternative for
agriculture and for achieving water security and management. However, this practice may …

Efficient copper removal using low-cost H3PO4 impregnated red-gram biochar-MnO2 nanocomposites

S Siddiqui, P Bhatnagar, S Sireesha… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper metal removal from wastewater is an essential step to detoxify wastewater before
release into human contact. To serve the same purpose, H 3 PO 4 impregnated and KMnO 4 …

Mitigation of Metronidazole (Flagyl) pollution in aqueous media by adsorption: a review

JO Ighalo, CA Igwegbe, AG Adeniyi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In light of the changing consumption and lifestyle patterns, emerging contaminants such as
pharmaceutical compounds in the ecosystem are now a cause for concern. Metronidazole …