The role of surfactants in wastewater treatment: Impact, removal and future techniques: A critical review

M Palmer, H Hatley - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment has an important responsibility to react to changing consumer and
industrial produced wastes that pose environmental challenges. Surfactants are one of …

Functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for water and wastewater treatment: preparation to application

MMA Aslam, HW Kuo, W Den, M Usman, M Sultan… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world human population and industrialization keep growing, the water availability
issue has forced scientists, engineers, and legislators of water supply industries to better …

Challenges and opportunities in functional carbon nanotubes for membrane-based water treatment and desalination

S Ali, SAU Rehman, HY Luan, MU Farid… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental applications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have grabbed worldwide attentions
due to their excellent adsorption capacities and promising physical, chemical and …

Adsorption of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on polystyrene microplastics in aquatic environments: Kinetic, isotherm and site energy distribution analysis

A Abdurahman, K Cui, J Wu, S Li, R Gao, J Dai… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics and dissolved organic matter (DOM) are ubiquitous in aquatic environments.
The adsorption behavior of DOM on microplastics in aquatic environments is a prominent …

Insight into interactions of polystyrene microplastics with different types and compositions of dissolved organic matter

L Ding, Y Luo, X Yu, Z Ouyang, P Liu, X Guo - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs), as newly emerging pollutants, may interact with dissolved organic
matter (DOM) widely present in the environment after entering the environment, thereby …

Adsorption of fulvic acid onto polyamide 6 microplastics: Influencing factors, kinetics modeling, site energy distribution and interaction mechanisms

S Tang, L Lin, X Wang, X Sun, A Yu - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on the interactions of microplastics (MPs) with dissolved organic matter
(DOM) is essential for understanding their environmental impacts. This study selected fulvic …

Removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from water by carbonaceous nanomaterials: A review

L Liu, Y Liu, B Gao, R Ji, C Li… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are commonly used in many consumer and
industrial products. However, their resulting widespread release into aqueous environments …

Characterization and biogeochemical implications of dissolved organic matter in aquatic environments

H Zhang, Y Zheng, XC Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is viewed as one of the most chemically active organic
substances on earth. It plays vital roles in the fate, bioavailability and toxicity of aquatic …

Adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of humic acid on virgin and aging microplastics

Y Song, J Zhao, L Zheng, W Zhu, X Xue, Y Yu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of the wide distribution and strong adsorption ability, microplastics (MPs) in aquatic
environment tend to adsorb natural organic matter (NOM). This study aimed to investigate …

Removal of organic pollutants in shale gas fracturing flowback and produced water: A review

B Tan, Z He, Y Fang, L Zhu - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Shale gas has been developed as an alternative to conventional energy worldwide,
resulting in a large amount of shale gas fracturing flowback and produced water (FPW) …