Recent advancements in supporting materials for immobilised photocatalytic applications in waste water treatment

B Srikanth, R Goutham, RB Narayan… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to provide a review on the usage of different anchoring media
(supports) for immobilising commonly employed photocatalysts for degradation of organic …

Persistence, environmental hazards, and mitigation of pharmaceutically active residual contaminants from water matrices

RB González-González, P Sharma, SP Singh… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds are designed to elicit a biological reaction in specific
organisms. However, they may also elicit a biological response in non-specific organisms …

NaOH-activated pomegranate peel hydrochar: preparation, characterization and improved acebutolol adsorption

I Akkari, Z Graba, M Pazos, N Bezzi, A Manseri… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental requirements include sustainable materials with low investment costs and
high performance for water treatment applications. The process of hydrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Fate, transport, and risk assessment of widely prescribed pharmaceuticals in terrestrial and aquatic systems: A review

JF Shaheen, B Sizirici, I Yildiz - Emerging Contaminants, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid development of pharmaceuticals outpaces the efforts to regulate and monitor their
trace concentrations in the environment. This emerging issue can only be solved through …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and adsorptive removal of sulfonamides and β-blockers in African and Asian water matrices: A comprehensive review

PP Mashile, TS Munonde, PN Nomngongo - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in water bodies have led to severe water pollution, posing adverse human
and ecological health effects. These pollutants enter water bodies through various sources …

Adsorption of two β-blocker pollutants on modified montmorillonite with environment-friendly cationic surfactant containing amide group: Batch adsorption experiments …

H Zhang, J Ma, M Shi, M Xia, F Wang, C Fu - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The novel environment-friendly hexadecanoamide propyltrimethy lammonium chloride
(NQAS16-3) surfactant with different amounts (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 CEC) was firstly …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects on the agroecosystem of using reclaimed water on commercial crops

M García-Valverde, AM Aragonés, JAS Andújar… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of reclaimed water for crop irrigation has been proposed as a suitable alternative for
farmers in the coastal areas of Mediterranean countries, which suffer from greater water …

Removal of propranolol by membranes fabricated with nanocellulose/proanthocyanidin/modified tannic acid: The influence of chemical and morphologic features and …

EA Rodrigues, DS Violin, VR Mastelaro… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymer-based membranes containing nanocellulose and natural macromolecules have
potential to treat water, however few works have associated the changes in chemical and …

Structural, optical and catalytic properties of ZnO-SiO2 colored powders with the visible light-driven activity

M Nazarkovsky, B Czech, A Żmudka… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A set of samples of novel colorized zinc oxide-nanosilica composites was synthesized and
analyzed. The color and optical properties are directly dependent on ZnO concentration in …

Supporting materials for immobilisation of nano-photocatalysts

R Goutham, R Badri Narayan, B Srikanth… - Nanophotocatalysis and …, 2019 - Springer
This paper provides a critical review on the application of various supporting media for
immobilising commonly used photocatalysts for degrading organic pollutants. The …