Macroscopic MOF architectures: Effective strategies for practical application in water treatment

Y Yao, C Wang, J Na, MSA Hossain, X Yan, H Zhang… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have potential applications in removing pollutants such
as heavy metals, oils, and toxins from water. However, due to the intrinsic fragility of MOFs …

Emerging opportunities for nanotechnology to enhance water security

PJJ Alvarez, CK Chan, M Elimelech, NJ Halas… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
No other resource is as necessary for life as water, and providing it universally in a safe,
reliable and affordable manner is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century …

The role of nanotechnology in tackling global water challenges

MS Mauter, I Zucker, F Perreault, JR Werber… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Sustainable provision of safe, clean and adequate water supply is a global challenge. Water
treatment and desalination technologies remain chemically and energy intensive, ineffective …

Environmental implications and applications of engineered nanoscale magnetite and its hybrid nanocomposites: A review of recent literature

C Su - Journal of hazardous materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This review focuses on environmental implications and applications of engineered
magnetite (Fe 3 O 4) nanoparticles (MNPs) as a single phase or a component of a hybrid …

Review of advances in engineering nanomaterial adsorbents for metal removal and recovery from water: Synthesis and microstructure impacts

J Luo, K Fu, D Yu, KD Hristovski… - ACS ES&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Adsorption is widely applied in both potable and municipal or industrial wastewater
treatments process. Nanomaterial adsorbents (NAs) have emerged as efficient candidates to …

Overcoming implementation barriers for nanotechnology in drinking water treatment

P Westerhoff, P Alvarez, Q Li… - Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology enabled water treatment is a promising approach to enhance the
effectiveness and efficiency of purifying water in many areas of the world. Nanotechnology …

Synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles by top‐down approach from a high purity ore

G Priyadarshana, N Kottegoda… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study attempts to synthesize magnetite nanoparticles from a high purity natural iron
oxide ore found in Panvila, Sri Lanka, following a novel top‐down approach. Powder X‐Ray …

Emerging investigator series: Molybdenum disulfide-enabled activated carbon-a multifunctional adsorbent for practical water treatment applications

K Shapira, I Zucker - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
While molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets have demonstrated selective and efficient
adsorption potential toward heavy metals, there are still many barriers—such as …

Synthesis of magnetite from raw mill scale and its application for arsenate adsorption from contaminated water

MK Shahid, S Phearom, YG Choi - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The magnetite particles were chemically synthesized from the waste of hot rolling steel
industry. The characterization of the synthesized magnetite was done by using Fourier …

The effect of agglomeration on arsenic adsorption using iron oxide nanoparticles

WR Diephuis, AL Molloy, LL Boltz, TB Porter… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The presence of arsenic in groundwater and other drinking water sources presents a
notable public health concern. Although the utilization of iron oxide nanomaterials as …