Nanocatalysts and other nanomaterials for water remediation from organic pollutants

F Lu, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
With the industrial development, population increasing and climate change, water pollution
becomes a critical issue around the world. As a result, the remediation of water pollution …

Green synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles from plant leaf extracts and their applications: A review

AME Shafey - Green Processing and Synthesis, 2020 - degruyter.com
Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) and metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are used in numerous
fields. The new nano-based entities are being strongly generated and incorporated into …

Arsenic: a global environmental challenge

QY Chen, M Costa - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Arsenic is a naturally occurring metalloid and one of the few metals that can be metabolized
inside the human body. The pervasive presence of arsenic in nature and anthropogenic …

Biochar-supported nZVI (nZVI/BC) for contaminant removal from soil and water: a critical review

S Wang, M Zhao, M Zhou, YC Li, J Wang, B Gao… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
The promising characteristics of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) have not been fully
exploited owing to intrinsic limitations. Carbon-enriched biochar (BC) has been widely used …

Recent advances in sulfidated zerovalent iron for contaminant transformation

AN Garcia, Y Zhang, S Ghoshal, F He… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
2021 marks 10 years since controlled abiotic synthesis of sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent
iron (S-nZVI) for use in site remediation and water treatment emerged as an area of active …

Zeolite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron: New findings on simultaneous adsorption of Cd (II), Pb (II), and As (III) in aqueous solution and soil

Z Li, L Wang, J Meng, X Liu, J Xu, F Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanoscale zero-valent iron (NZVI) has a high adsorption capacity for heavy metals, but it
forms aggregates easily. In this study, zeolite-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron (Z-NZVI) …

Delivery, uptake, fate, and transport of engineered nanoparticles in plants: a critical review and data analysis

Y Su, V Ashworth, C Kim, AS Adeleye… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing demand for food coupled to various environmental pressures, is increasing
the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. Based on results published across a …

Review on nano zerovalent iron (nZVI): from synthesis to environmental applications

M Stefaniuk, P Oleszczuk, YS Ok - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
For remediation of water and soil, various nanoparticles such as zeolites, metal oxides,
carbon materials, metals, or bimetallic nanoparticles (eg Fe/Pd, Fe/Ag) have been reported …

An overview of preparation and applications of stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles for soil and groundwater remediation

X Zhao, W Liu, Z Cai, B Han, T Qian, D Zhao - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano-scale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is one of the most intensively studied materials for
environmental cleanup uses over the past 20 years or so. Freshly prepared nZVI is highly …

Green synthesis of nanoparticles for varied applications: Green renewable resources and energy-efficient synthetic routes

M Madani, S Hosny, DM Alshangiti, N Nady… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
This study presents an outline of the 12 principles of green relevance in nanomaterial
synthesis. The goal of using green renewable resources is to protect the environment from …