Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review

AI Osman, M Hosny, AS Eltaweil, S Omar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastic pollution is becoming a major issue for human health due to the recent
discovery of microplastics in most ecosystems. Here, we review the sources, formation …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon nanotubes and graphene-based materials for adsorptive removal of metal ions–a review on surface functionalization and related adsorption …

RH Krishna, MN Chandraprabha, K Samrat… - Applied Surface Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced use of heavy metals for commercial and non-commercial applications has
resulted in industrial and domestic discharge loaded with toxic metal ions creating increased …

Reduced graphene oxide: Biofabrication and environmental applications

V Manikandan, NY Lee - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of high-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) from agro-industrial waste
resources remains attractive owing to its outstanding environmental benefits. The …

A comprehensive guide for characterization of adsorbent materials

L Pellenz, CRS de Oliveira, AH da Silva Júnior… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Given the great relevance that adsorption processes have for many applications, especially
for the water and wastewater treatment, the development and improvement adsorbent …

Reuse of poor-quality water for sustainable crop production in the changing scenario of climate

ML Dotaniya, VD Meena, JK Saha, CK Dotaniya… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
The availability of freshwater is limited for agriculture systems across the globe. A fast-
growing population demands need to enhance the food grain production from a limited …

Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide and their use on column adsorption of phenol from olive mill wastewater

I Haydari, K Aziz, S Kaya, T Daştan, N Ouazzani… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel reduced graphene oxide (RGO) synthesis using Verbena officinalis as a green,
reducing agent was out-reaching. RGO was encapsulated in sodium alginate (SA) by cross …

Biogenic synthesis of reduced graphene oxide from Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's thorn jujube) extracts for catalytic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant potentialities

AED Mahmoud, N El-Maghrabi, M Hosny… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
In the current work, various concentrations of the aqueous extract of Ziziphus spina-christi
were employed for the phytoreduction of graphene oxide (GO). The green synthesized …

Biochar mitigates the biotoxicity of heavy metals in livestock manure during composting

X Chen, Z Du, D Liu, L Wang, C Pan, Z Wei, L Jia… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
The addition of biochar could mitigate the bioavailability of heavy metals during livestock
manure composting. However, the main action mechanism of biochar, such as how it …

A study on managing plastic waste to tackle the worldwide plastic contamination and environmental remediation

AK Priya, M Muruganandam, M Imran, R Gill… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past 50 years, the emergence of plastic waste as one of the most urgent
environmental problems in the world has given rise to several proposals to address the …

High adsorptive performance of chitosan-microalgae-carbon-doped TiO2 (kronos)/salicylaldehyde for brilliant green dye adsorption: Optimization and mechanistic …

E Kashi, SN Surip, T Khadiran, WI Nawawi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A composite of chitosan biopolymer with microalgae and commercial carbon-doped titanium
dioxide (kronos) was modified by grafting an aromatic aldehyde (salicylaldehyde) in a …