Clean water through nanotechnology: needs, gaps, and fulfillment

A Nagar, T Pradeep - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sustainable nanotechnology has made substantial contributions in providing contaminant-
free water to humanity. In this Review, we present the compelling need for providing access …

Magnetic nanostructured adsorbents for water treatment: Structure-property relationships, chemistry of interactions, and lab-to-industry integration

SM Prabhu, NR Rane, X Li, SV Otari… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Toxins released due to rapid industrialization and urbanization have significantly polluted
the world's water resources. Current remediation technologies remain inadequate in terms …

Phosphorus-enhanced and calcium-retarded transport of ferrihydrite colloid: mechanism of electrostatic potential changes regulated via adsorption speciation

J Ma, J Li, L Weng, X Ouyang, Y Chen… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The transport of ferrihydrite colloid (FHC) through porous media is influenced by anions (eg,
PO43–) and cations (eg, Ca2+) in the aqueous environment. This study investigated the …

Amorphous Fe/Mn bimetal–organic frameworks: outer and inner structural designs for efficient arsenic (iii) removal

T Zhang, J Wang, W Zhang, C Yang, L Zhang… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Highly efficient decontamination of naturally occurring As (III) from aqueous media remains a
rigorous task for public health and ecosystem protection. As its increasingly acute toxicity …

Progress in marine derived renewable functional materials and biochar for sustainable water purification

HM Manohara, SS Nayak, G Franklin, SK Nataraj… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Global water scarcity is increasing day-by-day due to population explosion, urbanization
and rapid industrialization. Inevitably, surface water is widely contaminated by various …

Polyphenol modified natural collagen fibrous network towards sustainable and antibacterial microfiltration membrane for efficient water disinfection

R Yu, H Wang, R Wang, P Zhao, Y Chen, G Liu, X Liao - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of their low-cost and high bacterial interception efficiency, large-scale membrane
separation technologies like microfiltration (MF) have been widely implemented for water …

Low‐spin‐state hematite with superior adsorption of anionic contaminations for water purification

G Shen, L Pan, R Zhang, S Sun, F Hou… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hematite attracts intensive interest as an adsorbent for water purification, but the oversized
dimension and inherent high‐spin Fe (III) restrict its adsorption capability and kinetics …

Biodegradable PLA nonwoven fabric with controllable wettability for efficient water purification and photocatalysis degradation

J Shi, L Zhang, P Xiao, Y Huang, P Chen… - ACS sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Although many bioinspired superwetting materials with excellent capability for oil/water
separation have been constructed, functional surfaces combining effective separation …

Cellulosic ternary nanocomposite for affordable and sustainable fluoride removal

M Egor, AA Kumar, T Ahuja, S Mukherjee… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Adsorption is shown to be an extremely affordable and sustainable way of producing clean
water, particularly in resource-limited settings. In this paper, we sought to synthesize an …

Microplastics existence affected heavy metal affinity to ferrihydrite as a representative sediment mineral

X Lu, H Hu, J Li, J Li, L Wang, L Liu, Y Tang - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The coexistence of minerals, heavy metals and microplastics in sediment has been widely
reported, while the interactions between minerals and heavy metals may be affected by the …