Nanoadsorbents for pollutants removal: a review

GZ Kyzas, KA Matis - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2015 - Elsevier
The potential of nanomaterials as nanoadsorbents and their many advances are discussed
in details in this review article. Adsorption is one of the most promising techniques applied …

Dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan-based nanosorbents for the removal of heavy-metal ions: A review

E Vunain, AK Mishra, BB Mamba - International journal of biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of nanomaterials as nanosorbents in solving environmental problems such
as the removal of heavy metals from wastewater has received a lot of attention due to their …

Removal of methylene blue and phenol onto prepared activated carbon from Fox nutshell by chemical activation in batch and fixed-bed column

A Kumar, HM Jena - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Fox nutshell was used as a new precursor for the production of a high surface area activated
carbon with zinc chloride activator at 600° C activation temperature and 2.0 impregnation …

Conventional and green-synthesized nanomaterials applied for the adsorption and/or degradation of phenol: A recent overview

MB de Farias, P Prediger, MGA Vieira - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Phenol is an aromatic organic compound that is ubiquitous in wastewaters from numerous
industries and hugely contributes to water contamination due to its toxicity. Among the …

Low-cost adsorbents for the removal of phenol/phenolics, pesticides, and dyes from wastewater systems: A review

S Ho - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The huge development of industrial production and human activities throughout the world
has resulted in serious water pollution. Pesticides, dyes, phenol, and phenolic compounds …

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by immobilization on activated carbon for degradation of pharmaceuticals

MG Alalm, A Tawfik, S Ookawara - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the photocatalytic activity of bare TiO 2 and TiO 2 immobilized on
activated carbon (TiO 2/AC) for degradation of pharmaceuticals. Four selected …

A functional activated carbon for efficient adsorption of phenol derived from pyrolysis of rice husk, KOH-activation and EDTA-4Na-modification

S Lv, C Li, J Mi, H Meng - Applied Surface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the rice husk-based activated carbon was prepared via pyrolysis of rice husk
and simultaneous KOH-activation and EDTA-4Na-modification and used for phenol …

Technology advances in phenol removals: Current progress and future perspectives

WH Saputera, AS Putrie, AA Esmailpour, D Sasongko… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phenol acts as a pollutant even at very low concentrations in water. It is classified as one of
the main priority pollutants that need to be treated before being discharged into the …

Composites for wastewater purification: A review

D Jaspal, A Malviya - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The review deals with different kinds of composites which have been used for wastewater
treatment. The use of different types of composites ranging from nanocomposites, activated …

Figuration of Zr-based MOF@ cotton fabric composite for potential kidney application

RM Abdelhameed, M Rehan, HE Emam - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Hemodialysis is one of the earliest artificial kidney systems, which removes uremic toxins
through using a semipermeable porous membrane. Current report focuses on designation of …