Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Plant and microbial approaches as green methods for the synthesis of nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives

NS Alsaiari, FM Alzahrani, A Amari, H Osman… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The unique biological and physicochemical characteristics of biogenic (green-synthesized)
nanomaterials (NMs) have attracted significant interest in different fields, with applications in …

Bacillus thuringiensis Based Ruthenium/Nickel Co-Doped Zinc as a Green Nanocatalyst: Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity, Mechanism, and Efficient H2 Production …

A Hojjati-Najafabadi, A Aygun, RNE Tiri… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Today, the development of green nanocatalysts is among the popular topics due to the need
for energy production and the cleaning of organic pollutants. In this approach, Bacillus …

Two dimensional (2D) materials and biomaterials for water desalination; structure, properties, and recent advances

S Raza, E Ghasali, Y Orooji, H Lin, C Karaman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background An efficient solution to the global freshwater dilemma is desalination. MXene,
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2), Graphene Oxide, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and …

Plant‐mediated synthesis of silver‐doped zinc oxide nanoparticles and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity against bacteria cause tooth decay

B Mortezagholi, E Movahed, A Fathi… - Microscopy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this research, silver‐doped zinc oxide (SdZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized in
an environmental‐friendly manner. The synthesized NPs were identified by UV–vis …

Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, and uric acid with a highly selective and sensitive reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole-platinum …

R Darabi, H Karimi-Maleh, M Akin, K Arikan, Z Zhang… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, a new method for the synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/polypyrrole-
platinum (rGO/PPy-Pt) nanoparticles via microwave-assisted procedure is reported. Material …

Progresses in lignin, cellulose, starch, chitosan, chitin, alginate, and gum/carbon nanotube (nano) composites for environmental applications: A review

X Wang, M Tarahomi, R Sheibani, C Xia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water sources are becoming increasingly scarce, and they are contaminated by industrial,
residential, and agricultural waste-derived organic and inorganic contaminants. These …

Algae extract delamination of molybdenum disulfide and surface modification with glycidyl methacrylate and polyaniline for the elimination of metal ions from …

S Raza, MU Hameed, E Ghasali, A Hayat, Y Orooji… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
A special type of two-dimensional (2D) material based conducting polymer was constructed
by green synthesis and in-situ polymerization techniques. The 2D Molybdenum Disulfide …

Agricultural waste-derived (nano) materials for water and wastewater treatment: current challenges and future perspectives

H Ouyang, N Safaeipour, RS Othman, M Otadi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The general environmental quality has a direct impact on how well life is supported on earth.
There are fewer and fewer water sources available, and those that are available are …

Synthesis of bentonite/Ag nanocomposite by laser ablation in air and its application in remediation

B Jaleh, SS Mousavi, M Sajjadi, M Eslamipanah… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In this research, a simple, green, and efficient approach is described to produce novel
bentonite/Ag nanocomposite wherein the preparation of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) …