Recent advances in nano-adsorbents for the sequestration of copper from water

EC Emenike, AG Adeniyi, PE Omuku, KC Okwu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption using different adsorbents is seen as the most effective method of treating
wastewater contaminated by heavy metal ions such as copper ions. In particular, nano …

Cascade utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to high-value products

Y Liu, Y Nie, X Lu, X Zhang, H He, F Pan, L Zhou… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

Recent progress of Ag/TiO2 photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: Doping, co-doping, and green materials functionalization

D Kanakaraju, FD anak Kutiang, YC Lim… - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface modification via doping or functionalization is one of the most commonly applied
approaches for addressing the innate limitations of TiO 2 photocatalysts. Amongst numerous …

Engineered nanomaterials and their surface functionalization for the removal of heavy metals: A review

A Jawed, V Saxena, LM Pandey - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by various harmful toxic chemical substances, precisely heavy metals,
dyes, and pathogens, which have a disastrous effect on the ecological balance of human as …

Critical review of bioadsorption on modified cellulose and removal of divalent heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Cu)

J Kaur, P Sengupta… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal contamination in soil and water has become a serious threat to all forms of life.
Finding a sustainable remediation method is the prime concern of researchers worldwide. In …

Porous Electrospun Fibers Embedding TiO2 for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Pollutants

CG Lee, H Javed, D Zhang, JH Kim… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Using a bipolymer system consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF), P25-TiO2 was immobilized into thin film mats of porous electrospun fibers …

Composite nanofibers membranes of poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan for selective lead (II) and cadmium (II) ions removal from wastewater

MR Karim, MO Aijaz, NH Alharth, HF Alharbi… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The nanofibers membranes were fabricated by poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan (PVA/Chi) using
an electro-spun technique for selective and high adsorption of lead (Pb (II)) and cadmium …

A review on the fabrication of several carbohydrate polymers into nanofibrous structures using electrospinning for removal of metal ions and dyes

DN Phan, MQ Khan, NT Nguyen, TT Phan, A Ullah… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water contamination by heavy metals and dyes has been one of the most severe problems
globally. Various techniques have been employed to remove these contaminants from …

Electrospun cellulose acetate nanofiber incorporated with hydroxyapatite for removal of heavy metals

AA Hamad, MS Hassouna, TI Shalaby… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the negative impact of the heavy metal ions in water, the rejection of these toxic
materials is one of the urgent requests for wastewater treatment. This work aims to facile …

A review on hybrid membrane-adsorption systems for intensified water and wastewater treatment: Process configurations, separation targets, and materials applied

Y Davoodbeygi, M Askari, E Salehi… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the era of rapid and conspicuous progress of water treatment technologies, combined
adsorption and membrane filtration systems have gained great attention as a novel and …