Characterisation and bioremediation of wastewater: a review exploring bioremediation as a sustainable technique for pharmaceutical wastewater

A Shah, M Shah - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2020 - Elsevier
The waste that Pharmaceutical industries produce has hazardous implications on the
environment and public health if disposed without being treated. Pharmaceutical Industry …

three synthesis methods of CdX (X= Se, S or Te) quantum dots

S Mussa Farkhani, A Valizadeh - IET nanobiotechnology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) are one of the first nanotechnologies to be integrated with the
biological sciences that used for imaging or tracking macromolecules/cells in cell/tissue …

Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic, superoleophilic photocatalytic membrane for efficient oil-water separation and removal of hazardous organic pollutants

U Baig, A Matin, MA Gondal, SM Zubair - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the fabrication and characterization of a dual-purpose membrane is reported:(i)
oil-water separation with high efficiency, and (ii) effective and rapid photocatalytic …

Synthesis and characterization of blended cellulose acetate membranes

AM Asiri, F Petrosino, V Pugliese, SB Khan, KA Alamry… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The casting and preparation of ultrafiltration ZnO modified cellulose acetate membrane
(CA/ZnO) were investigated in this work. CA membranes were fabricated by phase inversion …

Cost evaluation for Se (IV) removal, by applying common drinking water treatment processes: Coagulation/precipitation or adsorption

K Kalaitzidou, A Zouboulis, M Mitrakas - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study provides a realistic estimation of uptake efficiency and operational cost for Se (IV)
removal by the two most promising processes: coagulation/precipitation with iron salts and …

White Light from Mn2+-Doped CdS Nanocrystals:  A New Approach

A Nag, DD Sarma - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007 - ACS Publications
We report the generation of white light from a simple transition-metal-doped semiconducting
nanocrystal, namely, Mn2+-doped CdS, for the first time by suitably tuning the relative …

Microwave synthesis of CdSe and CdTe nanocrystals in nonabsorbing alkanes

AL Washington Ii, GF Strouse - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Controlling nanomaterial growth via the “specific microwave effect” can be achieved by
selective heating of the chalcogenide precursor. The high polarizability of the precursor …

Origin of the enhanced photoluminescence from semiconductor CdSeS nanocrystals

DD Sarma, A Nag, PK Santra, A Kumar… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Internal structures of extraordinarily luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles are probed
with photoelectron spectroscopy, establishing a gradient alloy structure as an essential …

Photocatalytic performances of BiFeO3 powders synthesized by solution combustion method: The role of mixed fuels

N Asefi, SM Masoudpanah… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Single phase BiFeO 3 powders were prepared by solution combustion synthesis method for
visible photodegradation of organic pollutants. The effects of mixed fuels on the combustion …

Influence of stability on the acute toxicity of CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals to Daphnia magna

HE Pace, EK Lesher, JF Ranville - … toxicology and Chemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The acute toxicity of polymer‐coated CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) to Daphnia magna was
investigated using 48‐h exposure studies. The principal objective was to relate the toxicity of …