Recent advances in using of chitosan-based adsorbents for removal of pharmaceutical contaminants: A review

H Karimi-Maleh, A Ayati, R Davoodi, B Tanhaei… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
During recent years, the pharmaceutical compounds have been considered as an emerging
water micro-pollutant, due to their potential eco-toxicity. Among the various treatment …

Conventional and emerging technologies for removal of antibiotics from wastewater

BL Phoon, CC Ong, MSM Saheed, PL Show… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics and pharmaceuticals related products are used to enhance public health and
quality of life. The wastewater that is produced from pharmaceutical industries still contains …

Strong adsorption properties and mechanism of action with regard to tetracycline adsorption of double-network polyvinyl alcohol-copper alginate gel beads

Q Liao, H Rong, M Zhao, H Luo, Z Chu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, glutaraldehyde was used as a hydrophobic modifier to crosslink
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and copper ion was immobilized by sodium alginate (SA). Polyvinyl …

Powerful combination of MOFs and C3N4 for enhanced photocatalytic performance

CC Wang, XH Yi, P Wang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Both pristine metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4)
displayed outstanding photocatalytic performances toward H 2 production, CO 2 reduction …

Preparation of porous biochar based on pharmaceutical sludge activated by NaOH and its application in the adsorption of tetracycline

H Liu, G Xu, G Li - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, two different kinds of pharmaceutical sludge activated by NaOH were used to
prepare biochar. The characteristics of biochar prepared by impregnation method and dry …

Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetracyclines in aquatic environments: a critical review

C Peiris, SR Gunatilake, TE Mlsna, D Mohan… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Utilization of biochar (BC) as a low cost adsorbent for water remediation has gained an
immense research interest due to their surface functionality and porosity. Although many …

Interaction between tetracycline and microorganisms during wastewater treatment: A review

Q Liao, H Rong, M Zhao, H Luo, Z Chu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tetracycline (TC) is a commonly used human and veterinary antibiotic that is mostly
discharged into wastewater in the form of the parent compounds. At present, wastewater …

Antibiotic residues of drinking-water and its human exposure risk assessment in rural Eastern China

Y Wang, X Dong, J Zang, X Zhao, F Jiang, L Jiang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Trace levels of antibiotics were frequently found in drinking-water, leading a growing
concern that drinking-water is an important exposure source to antibiotics in humans. In this …

Biofilm alters tetracycline and copper adsorption behaviors onto polyethylene microplastics

Y Wang, X Wang, Y Li, J Li, F Wang, S Xia… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the adsorption properties of Cu (II) and tetracycline (TC) onto virgin and biofilm-
developed polyethylene (PE) microplastics were investigated in batch sorption experiments …

Removal of tetracycline by NaOH-activated carbon produced from macadamia nut shells: kinetic and equilibrium studies

AC Martins, O Pezoti, AL Cazetta, KC Bedin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
A NaOH-activated carbon was prepared from macadamia nut shell using the impregnation
ratio of 3: 1 (NaOH: char)(wt: wt). The obtained material (AC M) was characterized by several …