Nano-based adsorbent and photocatalyst use for pharmaceutical contaminant removal during indirect potable water reuse

SK Fanourakis, J Peña-Bahamonde, PC Bandara… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing human activity, including commercial and noncommercial use of
pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural products, has introduced new …

Water purification via novel nano-adsorbents and their regeneration strategies

A Jain, S Kumari, S Agarwal, S Khan - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has immensely contributed for the treatment of contaminated water with the
development of nano-adsorbents. In last few years, the demand of nano-adsorbents in the …

Highly efficient removal of dyes from wastewater using nanocellulose from quinoa husk as a carrier for immobilization of laccase

S Ariaeenejad, E Motamedi, GH Salekdeh - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the synthesis of nanocellulose (NC) from an agro-waste of quinoa husks (QS)
was reported for the first time. The NC nano-carrier was utilized for immobilization of a model …

Clean Laccase immobilized nanobiocatalysts (graphene oxide-zeolite nanocomposites): From production to detailed biocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant

NM Mahmoodi, MH Saffar-Dastgerdi - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the Laccase enzyme was covalently immobilized onto nanoparticle of zeolite
(NZ)-graphene oxide (GO) composites to prepare the novel nanobiocatalysts for degrading …

Covalently immobilized laccase onto graphene oxide nanosheets: preparation, characterization, and biodegradation of azo dyes in colored wastewater

S Kashefi, SM Borghei, NM Mahmoodi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized via modified Hummer's method and
exploited as an ideal enzyme immobilization support due to its exclusive chemical and …

Magnetic alginate/glycodendrimer beads for efficient removal of tetracycline and amoxicillin from aqueous solutions

S Karimi, H Namazi - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
The release of antibiotic drugs into aquatic environments is a serious environmental and
health problem in recent years. Therefore, the development of potential adsorbents for the …

Recent developments in the immobilization of laccase on carbonaceous supports for environmental applications-a critical review

Y Adamian, L Lonappan, K Alokpa… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Τhe ligninolytic enzyme laccase has proved its potential for environmental applications.
However, there is no documented industrial application of free laccase due to low stability …

Carbon-based nanocomposite materials with multifunctional attributes for environmental remediation of emerging pollutants

A Rivas-Sanchez, A Cruz-Cruz, G Gallareta-Olivares… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-based materials are among the most biosynthesized nanocomposites with excellent
tunability and multifunctionality features, that other materials fail to demonstrate. Naturally …

Photodegradation of Ibuprofen, Cetirizine, and Naproxen by PAN-MWCNT/TiO2–NH2 nanofiber membrane under UV light irradiation

A Mohamed, A Salama, WS Nasser… - Environmental Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
Background In this study, the photodegradation of three pharmaceuticals, namely Ibuprofen
(IBP), Naproxen (NPX), and Cetirizine (CIZ) in aqueous media was investigated under UV …

Alginate-based smart materials and their application: Recent advances and perspectives

C Maity, N Das - Topics in Current Chemistry, 2022 - Springer
Nature produces materials using available molecular building blocks following a bottom-up
approach. These materials are formed with great precision and flexibility in a controlled …