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Showing papers in "Journal of Hazardous Materials in 2020"


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TL;DR: Criteria for choosing the optimum isotherm model is established through a critical review of different adsorption models and the use of various mathematically error functions such as linear regression analysis, nonlinear regressionAnalysis, and error functions for adsorption data optimization.

1,151 citations


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TL;DR: A convenient user interface (UI) for solving the kinetic models was developed based on Excel software and provided in supplementary information, which is helpful for readers to simulate the adsorption kinetic process.

880 citations


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TL;DR: An overview of VOCs adsorption mechanisms and up-to-date progress of modification technologies for different porous materials is provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of adsorbate-adsorbent interactions, modification methods for the mentioned porous materials, and enhancement of V OCs advertisersorption capacity.

419 citations


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TL;DR: The 2D-COS analysis further clarify the aging mechanism of Polystyrene, and provides a theoretical basis for the assessment of environmental behavior and ecological risk when microplastics and heavy metals coexist.

372 citations


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TL;DR: The novel S-scheme two-dimensional BP/BiOBr nano-heterojunction for boosting spatial charge separation retained the useful holes-electrons with higher redox ability, which was very beneficial for producing more OH, H2O2 and O2, and the photocatalytic activity was greatly improved.

351 citations


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TL;DR: The impacts of mulching and irrigation on microplastic accumulation in cropped soils and waters are investigated to indicate contributions from irrigation and plastic waste residues other than plastic mulching.

319 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors found that membrane treatment is the ultimate choice of approach to completely remove the antibiotics, while the filtered antibiotics are still retained on the membrane, while real-time monitoring system is also recommended to ascertain that, wastewater is cleared of antibiotics.

296 citations


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TL;DR: Significant effects of biodegradable plastic residues on the rhizosphere bacterial communities and on the blend of volatiles emitted in therhizosphere are identified, suggesting the urgent need for more research examining their environmental impacts on agroecosystems.

285 citations


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TL;DR: Systematic research revealed the impact of polystyrene nanoplastics (PSNPs) on seed germination and seedling growth of wheat and metabolomics analysis revealed that all PSNPs treatments altered the leaf metabolic profiles mainly by regulating energy metabolisms and amino acid metabolisms.

283 citations


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TL;DR: It is suggested that biochar can be modified by a green synthesis approach to produce biochar/iron oxide composite with good MB removal capacity and high adsorption capacity was retained after 5 regeneration cycles.

280 citations


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Weilong Shi1, Liu Chang2, Mingyang Li1, Xue Lin2, Feng Guo1, Junyou Shi2 
TL;DR: A novel ternary Ag3PO4/Co3(PO4)2/g-C3N4 (APO/CPO/CN) heterostructure photocatalyst was successfully synthesized via a simple precipitation method and showed enhanced photocatalytic performance compared with single semiconductor CPO and CN, binary composite CPO/CN.

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TL;DR: The development of antibiotic alternatives and the enhanced implementation of vaccination and biosecurity are promising management approaches to cut down the consumption of antibiotics during swine production and the combined system of bioprocesses and AOPs is expected to be a promising technology for elimination and mineralization of A&H in swine wastewater.

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TL;DR: Findings indicate that PS-MP inhalation may influence human respiratory health, and decreased α1-antitrypsin levels in BEAS-2B cells suggest that exposure to PS- MPs increases the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and high concentrations ofPS-MPs can induce these adverse responses.

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TL;DR: Investigation of the photocatalytic performance of biochar (BC)-incorporated Zn-Co-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanostructures in gemifloxacin (GMF) degradation as a model pharmaceutical pollutant indicated the acceptable mineralization of GMF.

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TL;DR: The as-prepared AgI/C3N 4 nanocomposites photocatalyst revealed better photocatalytic behavior than the genuine AgI and C3N4 which ascribed to synergic impacts at the interconnection of C3n4 and AgI.

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TL;DR: DA was characterized by its good compatibility with EP, moderate curing temperature, fast curing rate, suitable thermal latency, mechanical reinforcing and flame-retardant effects, and thus it had a broad application prospect in various industrial fields.

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TL;DR: This review will be dedicated towards presenting Hap's structure and defining properties that result in its viability as an environmental remediation material, and on its use as adsorbent for wastewater and soil treatment, while indicating the mechanisms involved in this remediation process.

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TL;DR: Results indicate that WS-CA-AM is a potential applicant for the removal of dyes and heavy-metal ions from mixed aqueous solution.

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TL;DR: Morphological and physiochemical characterization showed that nZVI could be impregnated within the framework of the synthesized Fe-CB600 composite, which exhibited the largest surface area, pore volume, iron loading capacity, and Fe0 proportion.

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TL;DR: The current state of the art and perspectives for the impact of AgNPs on different organisms present in the environment are reported and recent progress in interpreting uptake, translocation and accumulation mechanisms in different organisms and/or living animals are discussed, as well as the toxicity ofAgNPs and possible tolerance mechanisms in live organisms to cope with their deleterious effects.

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TL;DR: Taking an as-prepared tannic acid - Al3+-based superhydrophobic membrane as an example, it not only exhibits anti-impact, low-adhesive and self-cleaning functions, but also presents excellent performance in the separation of various oil-water mixtures.

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TL;DR: The importance of surface carboxyl function group of aged nylon microplastics in controlling lead(II) adsorption is highlighted, which was significantly dependent on the sodium chloride concentrations, initial solution pH and fulvic acid concentrations.

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TL;DR: An innovative spherical biochar with high porosity and excellent paracetamol (PRC) adsorption capacity is developed and can serve as a green and promising material for efficiently removing PRC from water.

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TL;DR: Findings highlight significant implication of MP-derived intermediates in aquatic environments, as the adsorption of low-degree aged PS was more susceptible to the aging intermediates than that of high- degree aged ones.

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TL;DR: The remarkable Adsorption capacities with higher reusability characteristics for adsorption of organic pollutants as well as inorganic heavy metals entrusts this activated biochar as a potential cost-effective adsorbent to mitigate water pollution issue.

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TL;DR: Owing to its demonstrated properties such as 3D interconnected porous structure, lightweight, large specific surface area, superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature, excellent adsorbent efficiency (93% removal) and also its simple and eco-friendly synthesis process, MBCNF/GOPA could be considered a promising candidate for removing cationic dye pollutants from aqueous solution.

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TL;DR: The changes of corrosion current density and impedance modulus of Q235 steel in inhibitor solutions showed that the as-prepared carbon dots presented a valid protective effect on steel in 1 M HCl solution.

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Xiang Li1, Yan Jia1, Minghua Zhou2, Xianfa Su1, Jianhui Sun1 
TL;DR: The radical quenching studies, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements, and electrochemical analyses verified that the mechanism of AO7 degradation in the Fe-N-BC/PS system included both radical and non-radical pathways involving the generation of OH, SO4-, O2-, 1O2, and electron transfer.

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TL;DR: Gen expression programming (GEP) has been employed in this study to develop empirical models for prediction of mechanical properties of concrete made with WFS (CMWFS), which can enhance the re-usage of WFS for development of green concrete leading to environmental protection and monetary benefits.

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TL;DR: Up-to-date knowledge regarding the sources and occurrence of MPs from the terrestrial system is comprehensively reviewed and source-occurrence implications continuum summaries can bring new insights that MPs contamination in the terrestrial ecosystem cannot be underestimated.