Carbon-based adsorbents such as graphene and its derivatives, carbon nanotubes,
activated carbon, and biochar are often used to remove heavy metals from aqueous …

With the rapid growth of industrialization, water bodies are polluted with heavy metals and
toxic pollutants. In pursuit of removal of toxic pollutants from the aqueous environment …

The nanoporous carbons (NPC) derived from a one-step carbonization of zeolitic
imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) were synthesized and used for ciprofloxacin (CIP) removal …

Liquid wastes containing non-ferrous heavy metal ions and some radionuclides, 137 Cs and
90 Sr in particular, represent one of the most dangerous sources of environmental …

The uncalcined glycerol-modified nanocrystallined Mg/Al layered double hydroxides
(named as G-LDH) and calcined G-LDH (named as G-LDO) with molar ratio of Mg: Al= 3: 1 …

Carbon nanoadsorbents have attracted tremendous interest for metal ion removal from
wastewater due to their extraordinary aspect ratios, surface areas, porosities, and …

Rational designing of carbon-based adsorbent precursors is an important way to enhance
adsorption performance. In this work, fascinating Co@ C composites have been designed …

Radioactive waste is a byproduct of nuclear power generation and applications of various
radioactive materials in many commercial sectors. This waste has been strictly regulated as …

Graphene and its derivatives have continued to garner worldwide interest due to their
unique characteristics. Having expanded into biomedical applications, there have been …

Graphene oxide (GO), one of the most important graphene derivatives, has many oxygen-
containing functional groups on its basal plane and on the edges in the form of epoxy …