The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented form of plastic
pollution: personal protective equipment (PPE). Numerous studies have reported the …

As a scarce natural resource, the preservation of water quality is of fundamental importance
to guarantee its availability for future generations. Due to the increasing industrial activity …

Membrane technology has rapidly gained popularity in wastewater treatment due to its cost-
effectiveness, environmentally friendly tools, and elevated productivity. Although membrane …

Zeolites have been widely used for heavy metal removal due to their high cation exchange
capacity and surface sorption properties. However, the empirically determined adsorption …

This review presents an updated scenario of findings and evolutions of encapsulation of
bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications. Many polymers have been …

Nanocomposites are now commonly employed to augment the standard polymeric
membrane materials that are used in water treatment processes. A number of different …

Industrial activities that consume water generate wastewater as a by-product of processing
which introduces various contaminants such as heavy metals into the neighbouring water …

Surface of a particle is inevitably charged. When the particle is surrounded by a fluid a
potential difference arises between the surface and bulk, called zeta potential (ζ) which …

Polysulfone (PSF) membranes have been widely used for wastewater treatment due to their
desired properties like stability, high mechanical strength and ease of modification. The …

Abstract Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), owing to their ordered porous structure, ease of
synthesis, and versatility of surface functionalization have attracted significant research …