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Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption

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Adsorption is a promising method worldwide for EC removal since it is low initial cost for implementation, highly-efficient and has simple operating design.
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This article is published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.The article was published on 2018-04-15. It has received 587 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products & Wastewater.

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Removal of tetracycline from polluted water by chitosan-olive pomace adsorbing films.

TL;DR: The alternative reuse of olive pomace is reported avoiding its disposal in the environment claiming its potential in the removal/recover of emerging contaminants from water.
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Chitosan-Based Bio-Composite Modified with Thiocarbamate Moiety for Decontamination of Cations from the Aqueous Media.

TL;DR: The chitosan with thiocarbamate group is an outstanding material for the decontamination of toxic elements from the aqueous environment and fitted better to Langmuir model than Temkin and Freundlich isotherms using linear regression method.
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Adsorption properties and mechanism of sepiolite modified by anionic and cationic surfactants on oxytetracycline from aqueous solutions

TL;DR: The organic modified SEP was expected to become a low-cost environmentally friendly adsorption material that can effectively remove OTC from water.
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A review on recent trends in the removal of emerging contaminants from aquatic environment using low-cost adsorbents

TL;DR: In this article, the authors look at adsorption as a viable treatment option for emerging pollutants, as well as sophisticated and cost-effective emerging contaminants treatment options, and compare several expensive adsorbents with agriculture-based biomass that are abundant, inexpensive, and biodegradable.
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A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring.

TL;DR: Understudied areas of emerging contaminant (EC) research in wastewaters and the environment are identified, and direction for future monitoring is recommended, and the fate and impact of ECs in all exposed environmental compartments are studied.
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Adsorption and removal of tetracycline antibiotics from aqueous solution by graphene oxide

TL;DR: Graphene oxide is a potential effective absorbent for tetracycline antibiotics and can be used to remove them from aqueous solution and has a better rate constant of sorption, 0.065 g mg(-1) h(-1), than other adsorbents.
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Adsorptive removal of hazardous materials using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): A review

TL;DR: This review summarizes the recent literatures on the adsorptive removal of various hazardous compounds mainly from fuel, water, and air by virgin or modified MOF materials.
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Characteristics and adsorption capacities of low-cost sorbents for wastewater treatment: A review

TL;DR: In this article, low-cost byproducts from agricultural, household and industrial sectors have been recognized as a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment, which allow achieving the removal of pollutants from wastewater and at the same time to contribute to the waste minimization, recovery and reuse.
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Removal of hazardous organics from water using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): plausible mechanisms for selective adsorptions.

TL;DR: The adsorptive purifications of contaminated water with MOFs are discussed, in order to understand possible applications of MOFs in clean water provision and plausible adsorption or interaction mechanisms and selective adsorptions are summarized.
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