Sources, fate, and detection of dust-associated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): a review

UM Ismail, H Elnakar, MF Khan - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The occurrence of sand and dust storms (SDSs) is essential for the geochemical cycling of
nutrients; however, it is considered a meteorological hazard common to arid regions …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling the dust-microplastic nexus: A review of sources, fate, and detection

H Elnakar, UM Ismail, MF Khan, S Alnaimat - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dust storms, increasingly prevalent due to anthropogenic climate change, pose a significant
environmental hazard by facilitating the long-range transport of contaminants, including …

Optimization of iron electrocoagulation parameters for enhanced turbidity and chemical oxygen demand removal from laundry greywater

I Tabash, H Elnakar, MF Khan - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study explores the optimization of iron electrocoagulation for treating laundry greywater,
which accounts for up to 38% of domestic greywater. Characterized by high concentrations …

Leachate post-treatment by electrocoagulation process: Effect of polarity switching and anode-to-cathode surface area

E Sanei, N Mokhtarani - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In the electrocoagulation process, passivation or corrosion of the electrodes is one of the
biggest challenges that cause a drop in treatment effectiveness. In this study, the effect of …

Soluble chemical oxygen demand removal from bypass wastewater using iron electrocoagulation

H Elnakar, I Buchanan - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In-plant wastewater treatment strategies to handle bypass wastewater exceeding design
capacity are insufficiently investigated in the scientific literature notwithstanding their …

Perfluorooctanoic Acids (PFOA) removal using electrochemical oxidation: A machine learning approach

S Alnaimat, O Mohsen, H Elnakar - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The urgent need to eliminate Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) has positioned electrooxidation
(EO) as a key solution for pollutant degradation. This study evaluates several machine …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging trends in sequencing batch reactor operation and enhancement for improved phenol removal

H Elnakar, MF Khan, UM Ismail - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2024 - Elsevier
Phenol and its derivatives, commonly found in industrial processes as raw materials,
intermediates, or final products, pose a considerable environmental risk due to their toxic …

Ferrate (VI) green oxidant: electrochemical generation, self‐decomposition, and application for reactive red 195 azo dye treatment

TVA Nguyen, TTT Mai, TB Phan… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Ferrate (VI), an environmentally friendly oxidant, has recently emerged as
one of the most promising chemicals for water and wastewater treatment due to its versatile …

Pragmatic analysis of wastewater treatment methods from a statistical perspective

P Pande, A Bhagat - Water Practice & Technology, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Wastewater treatment is an environmental issue of the utmost importance. Pesticides,
industrial waste, chemical fertilizers, and radioactive waste are some of the causes for water …

Treatment of bypass wastewater using novel integrated potassium ferrate (VI) and iron electrocoagulation system

H Elnakar, I Buchanan - Journal of environmental engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Bypass wastewaters in excess of plant capacity require in-plant wastewater treatment
strategies capable of lessening the contamination magnitude prior to their discharge into …