Metal organic frameworks as efficient adsorbents for drugs from wastewater

M Zheng, J Chen, L Zhang, Y Cheng, C Lu, Y Liu… - Materials today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug pollution in aqueous environment is posing serious global problem, threating the
safety of ecosystems and human health, and hence has attracted wide attention. Metal …

Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: a review

N Narwal, D Katyal, N Kataria, PK Rose, SG Warkar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a significant concern about the accessibility of uncontaminated and safe drinking
water, a fundamental necessity for human beings. This concern is attributed to the toxic …

Degradation of toxic agrochemicals and pharmaceutical pollutants: Effective and alternative approaches toward photocatalysis

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging concern regarding the remediation of environmental pollution has expanded
tremendously in recent years. Pharmaceutical industries and agricultural sectors release an …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and their photocatalytic degradation using nano-enabled photocatalysts

DT Ruziwa, AE Oluwalana, M Mupa, L Meili… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals in the concentration range of hundreds of ng/L to μg/L occur in wastewater
and end up in surface water, groundwater and agricultural land where they cause various …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in ZnO-based nanostructures for the photocatalytic degradation of hazardous, non-biodegradable medicines

KM Mohamed, JJ Benitto, JJ Vijaya, M Bououdina - Crystals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics are pervasive contaminants in aqueous systems that pose an environmental
threat to aquatic life and humans. Typically, antibiotics are developed to counteract bacterial …

Immobilization of enzymes for bioremediation: A future remedial and mitigating strategy

P Somu, S Narayanasamy, LA Gomez… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the years, extensive urbanization and industrialization have led to xenobiotics
contamination of the environment and also posed a severe threat to human health. Although …

Recent development in the application of immobilized oxidative enzymes for bioremediation of hazardous micropollutants–A review

F Shakerian, J Zhao, SP Li - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
During the past several years, abundant progresses has been made in the development of
immobilized oxidative enzymes with focus on finding new support materials, improving the …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of photocatalytic membrane degradation development

M Binazadeh, J Rasouli, S Sabbaghi, SM Mousavi… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue. Rapid industrial and agricultural
practices have increased organic contaminants in water supplies. Hence, many strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Is cavitation a truly sensible choice for intensifying photocatalytic oxidation processes?–Implications on phenol degradation using ZnO photocatalysts

VP Sarvothaman, VK Velisoju, J Subburaj… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phenols are recalcitrant compounds that constitute the majority of organic contaminants in
industrial wastewaters. Their removal at large scales require a combination of various …

[HTML][HTML] Photocatalytic activity of ZrO2/TiO2/Fe3O4 ternary nanocomposite for the degradation of naproxen: characterization and optimization using response …

MH Zare, A Mehrabani-Zeinabad - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract In this study, ZrO2, TiO2, and Fe3O4 components were synthesized by co-
precipitation, sol–gel, and co-precipitation methods, respectively. In addition, solid-state …