Current trends in the detection and removal of heavy metal ions using functional materials

M Li, Q Shi, N Song, Y Xiao, L Wang, Z Chen… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The shortage of freshwater resources caused by heavy metal pollution is an acute global
issue, which has a great impact on environmental protection and human health. Therefore …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution from anthropogenic activities and remediation strategies: A review

JP Vareda, AJM Valente, L Durães - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution is a nefarious issue with implications for life. Heavy metals are natural
occurring elements, having both natural and anthropogenic sources. The latter are however …

Recent advances in preparations and applications of carbon aerogels: A review

JH Lee, SJ Park - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
The unique properties and practical utility of carbon-based materials have transformed the
modern scientific fields of electrical energy storage (EES), environmental science, and …

Heterogeneous electro-Fenton and photoelectro-Fenton processes: a critical review of fundamental principles and application for water/wastewater treatment

SO Ganiyu, M Zhou, CA Martínez-Huitle - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
This exhaustive review focuses on the fundamental principles and applications of
heterogeneous electrochemical wastewater treatment based on Fenton's chemistry reaction …

Printed aerogels: Chemistry, processing, and applications

J Feng, BL Su, H Xia, S Zhao, C Gao, L Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an extraordinarily lightweight and porous functional nanomaterial family, aerogels have
attracted considerable interest in academia and industry in recent decades. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of bio-based materials for oil spill treatment

B Doshi, M Sillanpää, S Kalliola - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Being cost-effective, synthetic materials were initially used abundantly for the removal of oil.
Gradually, however, awareness of the use of dispersants like Corexit, which makes water …

Preparation of antifouling and highly hydrophobic cellulose nanofibers/alginate aerogels by bidirectional freeze-drying for water-oil separation in the ocean …

Q Liu, Y Liu, Q Feng, CC Chen, Z Xu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Oil spills frequently occur in the ocean, and adsorption is one of the effective ways to deal
with oil spills. Compared with other adsorbent materials, biomass aerogel has superior …

Cellulose aerogels: Synthesis, applications, and prospects

LY Long, YX Weng, YZ Wang - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to its excellent performance, aerogel is considered to be an especially promising new
material. Cellulose is a renewable and biodegradable natural polymer. Aerogel prepared …

Silica aerogel composites with embedded fibres: a review on their preparation, properties and applications

T Linhares, MTP de Amorim, L Durães - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Silica aerogels are among the lightest weight solid materials and exhibit other unique
properties, in particular an outstanding insulation performance. However, these …

Aerogels for water treatment: A review

R Ganesamoorthy, VK Vadivel, R Kumar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerous aerogels are available in the scientific literature, however very few of them are in
the market. Silicon, polymer, and carbon-based aerogels are commercially applied in …