From wastewater to fertilizer products: Alternative paths to mitigate phosphorus demand in European countries

AF Santos, PV Almeida, P Alvarenga… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) is a non-renewable resource, irreplaceable for life and food production, and
currently considered a Critical Raw Material to the European Union (EU). Due to concerns …

Removal of low concentrations of nickel ions in electroplating wastewater using capacitive deionization technology

C Wang, T Li, G Yu, S Deng - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The capacitive deionization (CDI) technology was adopted to reduce the low concentrations
of nickel in electroplating wastewater to meet the discharge standard. The composite anode …

Steered photogenerated carrier separation via mixed-crystal-homojunction-mediated permanent negative charge electric field

X Xiao, Y Han, C Liu, X Wang - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The chelation between heavy metal ions and small organic molecules limits the prospects of
traditional adsorption methods in dealing with the complex water environment, annihilating …

Magnetic graphene oxide prepared via ammonia coprecipitation method: The effects of preserved functional groups on adsorption property

Y Cheng, S Yang, E Tao - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) has become one of the main pollutants in tannery wastewater, which causes
great harm to human health and environment, especially after being oxidized. Herein, the …

Hybrid Na-A zeolite/oxycut residue thin film composite nanofiltration membrane for Cr (III) removal

J García-Chirino, AD Jiménez… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
An alternative approach to fabricating a thin-film composite (TFC) nanofiltration membrane
by incorporating industrial residues is reported in this study. Na-A zeolite was synthesized …

Storage and re-release of photoelectrons to enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2

X Xiao, S Yang, Y Li - Materials Today Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
As for the structural design of photocatalytic materials, it is possible to prolong the
recombination time by constructing heterojunctions to drive photogenerated carriers due to …

A conversion strategy on photo-response bifunctional motor enriched with oxygen vacancies enable lignin depolymerization

X Xiao, Y Han, C Liu, Y Li, G Sun, X Wang - Materials Today Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
Overconsumption of fossil energy is mitigated by conversion of lignin to higher value
products in the pulp and paper industry, where the breakage of the β-O-4 linkages plays a …

The coupling effect of functional bipartite hetero-interfaces accelerated TiO2-based photocatalysis

X Xiao, X Wang, C Liu, Y Li, G Sun, Y Han - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
TiO 2 is a promising environmental remediation photocatalyst that mitigates environmental
damage and addresses energy needs by improving the removal efficiency of pollutants from …

Synergistic roles of montmorillonite and organic matter in reducing bioavailable state of chromium in tannery sludge

S Yang, Y Cheng, H Zou, E Tao - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Organic matter (OM) has an excellent retention effect on stabilizing chromium (Cr), and
functional groups on OM play a predominant role in this process. Based on this result, it is …

Metal cations doping enhances selective adsorption of Cr3+ at oxide interfaces

X Xiao, E Tao, S Yang, Y Li - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective adsorbents for the sorted recovery of ppm-level mixed cation solutions have been
identified as a promising strategy. However, the current design of adsorbents is still abided …