Quaternary ammonium compounds of emerging concern: Classification, occurrence, fate, toxicity and antimicrobial resistance

S Mohapatra, L Yutao, SG Goh, C Ng, Y Luhua… - Journal of hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amplified hygiene and precautionary measures are of utmost importance to control the
spread of COVID-19 and future infection; however, these changes in practice are projected …

Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance

Y Jiao, L Niu, S Ma, J Li, FR Tay, J Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs): A review on occurrence, fate and toxicity in the environment

C Zhang, F Cui, G Zeng, M Jiang, Z Yang, Z Yu… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are widely applied in household and industrial
products. Most uses of QACs can be expected to lead to their release to wastewater …

Oxidative Stress Is a Mediator for Increased Lipid Accumulation in a Newly Isolated Dunaliella salina Strain

K Yilancioglu, M Cokol, I Pastirmaci, B Erman… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Green algae offer sustainable, clean and eco-friendly energy resource. However, production
efficiency needs to be improved. Increasing cellular lipid levels by nitrogen depletion is one …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental behaviour and ecotoxicity of cationic surfactants towards marine organisms

O Kaczerewska, R Martins, J Figueiredo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cationic surfactants are surface-active compounds that can be found in many products,
including household and cleaning agents. As a consequence, they tend to be discarded into …

A new sustainable wastewater management: Simultaneous mineralization and dehalogenation treatment of high salinity dye wastewater

R Xu, T Chi, J Tian, L Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of refractory dye wastewater has become an important
operational and environmental issue. Catalytic ozonation is commonly used in dye …

Role of extracellular polymeric substances from Chlorella vulgaris in the removal of ammonium and orthophosphate under the stress of cadmium

B Chen, F Li, N Liu, F Ge, H Xiao, Y Yang - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The interactions between the soluble extracellular polymeric substances (S-EPS), bound
EPS (B-EPS) of algae and heavy metal, would affect the removal of ammonium (NH 4+-N) …

Elimination of inhibitory effects of dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride on microalgae in wastewater by cocultivation with a newly screened microbial …

Y Ge, J Chen, Y Xue, W Xing, L Zhang, X Lu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
As one of the most commonly used biocidal cationic surfactants, benzalkonium chlorides
(BACs) have been an increasing concern as emerging contaminants. Wastewater has been …

Fate of quaternary ammonium compounds upon the UV/monochloramine process: Kinetics, transformation pathways and the formation of N-nitroso-N-methyl-N …

AWY Kong, JCF Law, KSY Leung - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are widely detected in the aquatic environment
due to their extensive use in a wide array of antibacterial products during the pandemic. In …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of parabens on microalgae bioremediation of wastewaters: A mechanistic study

F Vale, CA Sousa, H Sousa, L Santos… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rising concerns from environmental contamination by emerging contaminants (ECs)
pushes the need to develop efficient removal technologies in wastewater (WW) treatment …