[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-based wastewater treatment: Mechanisms, challenges, recent advances, and future prospects

A Abdelfattah, SS Ali, H Ramadan, EI El-Aswar… - Environmental science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid expansion of both the global economy and the human population has led to a
shortage of water resources suitable for direct human consumption. As a result, water …

Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

A review on heavy metal pollution, toxicity and remedial measures: Current trends and future perspectives

KH Vardhan, PS Kumar, RC Panda - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review of the electrocoagulation technology for wastewater treatment

S Boinpally, A Kolla, J Kainthola, R Kodali, J Vemuri - Water Cycle, 2023 - Elsevier
The continued increase in urbanisation and industrialisation across the world has
dramatically increased the amount and variety of waste, and, in particular, wastewater, being …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

A comprehensive review on contaminants removal from pharmaceutical wastewater by electrocoagulation process

BK Zaied, M Rashid, M Nasrullah, AW Zularisam… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The pharmaceuticals are emergent contaminants, which can create potential threats for
human health and the environment. All the pharmaceutical contaminants are becoming …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants onto biochars: Challenges, operating conditions, and mechanisms

CER Barquilha, MCB Braga - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of toxic substances in the environment has increased due to population
growth, urbanization, industrialization, as well as changes in people's lifestyles. Among …

Copper-doped ZrO2 nanoparticles as high-performance catalysts for efficient removal of toxic organic pollutants and stable solar water oxidation

CV Reddy, IN Reddy, K Ravindranadh… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Doping effect on the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting efficiency and photocatalytic
activities of ZrO 2 under visible light are reported. The XRD analysis revealed that pure, 0.1 …

Revolutions in algal biochar for different applications: State-of-the-art techniques and future scenarios

YD Chen, F Liu, NQ Ren, SH Ho - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Algae are potential feedstock for the production of bioenergy and valuable chemicals. After
the extraction of specific value-added products, algal residues can be further converted into …