Heavy metal pollution in the aquatic environment: efficient and low-cost removal approaches to eliminate their toxicity: a review

KHH Aziz, FS Mustafa, KM Omer, S Hama… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Heavy metal contamination of water sources has emerged as a major global environmental
concern, threatening both aquatic ecosystems and human health. Heavy metal pollution in …

Adsorptive behavior of micro (nano) plastics through biochar: Co-existence, consequences, and challenges in contaminated ecosystems

R Kumar, A Verma, MRJ Rakib, PK Gupta… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of micro (nano) plastics in natural ecosystems is a crucial global challenge,
as these small-sized plastic particles originate from land-based and marine-based activities …

Recent progress in the production and application of biochar and its composite in environmental biodegradation

SY Foong, KY Cheong, SH Kong, CL Yiin… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, extensive research has been conducted to develop cost-
effective and high-quality biochar for environmental biodegradation purposes. Pyrolysis has …

Pathway towards the commercialization of sustainable microbial fuel cell-based wastewater treatment technologies

M Kamali, Y Guo, TM Aminabhavi, R Abbassi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have emerged and implemented as eco-friendly technologies
with the potential for simultaneous removal of contaminants from (waste) waters and …

Efficient adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin and carbamazepine using modified pinewood biochar–A kinetic, mechanistic study

Y Xue, Y Guo, X Zhang, M Kamali… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pinewood biochar was prepared and modified with KOH and used for the immobilization of
CuO for efficient adsorption and degradation of model pharmaceutical compounds including …

Bifunctional g-C3N4/carbon nanotubes/WO3 ternary nanohybrids for photocatalytic energy and environmental applications

U Bharagav, NR Reddy, VNK Rao, P Ravi, M Sathish… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Ternary nanohybrids based on mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) were
synthesized and presented for developing stable and efficient Hydrogen (H 2) production …

Cross-linked iron nanoparticle-doped reduced graphene oxide membranes for micropollutant removal from water

Y Wu, N Zhang, G Yuen, CF de Lannoy - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants in potable waters and wastewaters are a global concern
exacerbated by industrial growth. Graphene-based nanomaterials (eg, rGO) incorporated at …

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous media by unmodified and modified nanodiamonds

F Ahmadijokani, H Molavi, A Peyghambari… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article deals with the adsorption performances of the unmodified nanodiamond (ND)
and thermally oxidized nanodiamond (Ox-ND) for the removal of different heavy metal ions …

Recent advances in the biological treatment of wastewater rich in emerging pollutants produced by pharmaceutical industrial discharges

A Khalidi-Idrissi, A Madinzi, A Anouzla, A Pala… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products present potential risks to human health and the
environment. In particular, wastewater treatment plants often detect emerging pollutants that …

Comparative life-cycle energy and environmental analysis of sewage sludge and biomass co-pyrolysis for biofuel and biochar production

C Huang, BA Mohamed, LY Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the gaps in current research on sewage sludge (SS) pyrolysis, this study
examined the feasibility of the environmental and energy demands of co-pyrolysis as an SS …