Recent advances in nano-adsorbents for the sequestration of copper from water

EC Emenike, AG Adeniyi, PE Omuku, KC Okwu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption using different adsorbents is seen as the most effective method of treating
wastewater contaminated by heavy metal ions such as copper ions. In particular, nano …

Engineered nanomaterials and their surface functionalization for the removal of heavy metals: A review

A Jawed, V Saxena, LM Pandey - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by various harmful toxic chemical substances, precisely heavy metals,
dyes, and pathogens, which have a disastrous effect on the ecological balance of human as …

Recent advances in synthesis and application of polymer nanocomposites for water and wastewater treatment

M Khodakarami, M Bagheri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean water scarcity combined with environmental impacts of municipal and industrial
wastewater necessitates the development of new technologies for clean water production …

Facile synthesis of a sandwiched Ti3C2Tx MXene/nZVI/fungal hypha nanofiber hybrid membrane for enhanced removal of Be (II) from Be (NH2) 2 complexing …

R Chen, Y Cheng, P Wang, Y Wang, Q Wang… - Chemical engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two-dimensional metal carbides or nitrides (MXenes) demonstrate various excellent
properties; however, their poor permeability precludes their application in water treatment. In …

Simultaneous removal of mercury ions and cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solution using epichlorohydrin cross-linked chitosan@ magnetic Fe3O4/activated …

R Kaveh, M Bagherzadeh - Diamond and Related Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
An economical epichlorohydrin cross-linked chitosan@ magnetic Fe 3 O 4/activated carbon
nanocomposite, CH-EP@ Fe 3 O 4/AC, was successfully synthesized and used as a suitable …

Chitosan-based polymer nanocomposites for environmental remediation of mercury pollution

MC Goci, A Leudjo Taka, L Martin, MJ Klink - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mercury is a well-known heavy metal pollutant of global importance, typically found in
effluents (lakes, oceans, and sewage) and released into the atmosphere. It is highly toxic to …

Selective reduction of Cu2+ with simultaneous degradation of tetracycline by the dual channels ion imprinted POPD-CoFe2O4 heterojunction photocatalyst

F He, Z Lu, M Song, X Liu, H Tang, P Huo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The dual channels ion imprinted POPD-CoFe 2 O 4 heterojunction photocatalyst (magnetic
ion imprinted heterojunction photocatalyst) was synthesized by utilizing the microwave …

Effect of agitation mode (mechanical, ultrasound and microwave) on uranium sorption using amine-and dithizone-functionalized magnetic chitosan hybrid materials

KZ Elwakeel, MF Hamza, E Guibal - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetic chitosan nanoparticles, activated by glycidyl methacrylate, can be functionalized
by grafting diethylenetriamine (DETA) and dithizone for improving U (VI) sorption at pH …

Removal of uranium (VI) from water by the action of microwave-rapid green synthesized carbon quantum dots from starch-water system and supported onto polymeric …

ME Mahmoud, NA Fekry, AM Abdelfattah - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a new class of carbon nanoparticles with superior
advantages as small particle size, excellent biocompatibility and low toxicity which advance …

Microwave-accelerated sorption of cationic dyes onto green marine algal biomass

AM Elgarahy, KZ Elwakeel, GA Elshoubaky… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Monolithic algal green powder (MAGP) was fabricated based on the marine green
macroalga Enteromorpha flexuosa. It was scrutinized by using scanning electron …