Environmental safety of nanotechnologies: The eco-design of manufactured nanomaterials for environmental remediation

I Corsi, I Venditti, F Trotta, C Punta - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanosafety is paramount considering the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials
(MNMs) whose implications could outweigh their advantages for environmental applications …

Algae-based green AgNPs, AuNPs, and FeNPs as potential nanoremediators

FMP Tonelli, CS Silva, VMS Delgado… - Green Processing and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
This review addresses green algae-based gold (Au), iron (Fe), and silver (Ag) nanoparticles
(NPs) as eco-friendly nanomaterials to deal with biological, organic, and inorganic …

Iron nanoparticles to recover a co-contaminated soil with Cr and PCBs

M Gil-Díaz, RA Pérez, J Alonso, E Miguel… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Little attention has been given to the development of remediation strategies for soils polluted
with mixture of pollution (metal (loid) s and organic compounds). The present study …

One-step synthesis of a core-shell structured biochar using algae (Chlorella) powder and ferric sulfate for immobilizing Hg (II)

Y Ge, S Zhu, K Wang, F Liu, S Zhang, R Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) pollution poses a significant environmental challenge. One promising method
for its removal is the sorption of mercuric ions using biochar. FeS-doped biochar (FBC) …

Soil properties determine the impact of nZVI on Lactuca sativa L and its rhizosphere

M Gil-Díaz, J Álvarez-Aparicio, J Alonso… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is a promising material tool for the remediation of metal
(loid)-contaminated soils since it reduces metal (loid) availability and plant uptake, thereby …

Co-removal of mercury and organic dye via the rectangle-shaped nanosheets loaded hydrochar: Surface interactions and dft calculations

R Duan, W Li, D Chen, T Cui, T Xiang, Y Zhang… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Inorganic and organic pollutants usually co-exist in practical wastewater, leading to difficult
co-removal processes due to their different physiochemical properties. In this study, the …

Removal of Hg2+ ions by adsorption using (TiO2@MnO2)-NPs nanocomposite

DM Druzian, PCL Muraro, LR Oviedo… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
Waste water contaminated with inorganic mercury is considered a serious environmental
problem, mainly due to the hazardous effects this contaminant causes on human health …

Synergetic effect of pyrrhotite and zero-valent iron on Hg (Ⅱ) removal in constructed wetland: Mechanisms of electron transfer and microbial reaction

Y Wang, Y Kang, J Dong, H Ma, Z Guo, H Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective removal of mercury (Hg) from wastewater is significant due to its high toxicity,
especially methylmercury (MeHg). Reducing of Hg (II) to Hg (0) in constructed wetlands …

Mercury (II) removal from aqueous solutions by iron nanoparticles synthesized from extract of Eucalyptus grandis

SE Pabón, RB Benítez, RS Villa, JAG Corredor - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Artisanal mining is the main source of mercury emissions in South America, which generates
a serious environmental impact due to this toxic metal, recent research is directed to …

Fabrication of a sustainable in-situ iron-carbon micro-electrolysis cell from landfill leachate for the purification of mercury-contaminated wastewater and vital …

D Song, T Huang, Y Feng, K Chen, J Cui, J Pu… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) poisoning brought from wastewater can cause memory loss, speech
impairment, and other severe health issues, especially for children and pregnant women …