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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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Wodyetia bifurcata biochar for methylene blue removal from aqueous matrix

TL;DR: The activated carbon obtained from Wodyetia bifurcata can be a promising material for MB removal from aqueous solutions and a physical adsorption mechanism in a heterogeneous surface, spontaneous at all temperatures evaluated.
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Adsorption of bisphenol A on lignin: effects of solution chemistry

TL;DR: In this paper, the bisphenolate anion and the negatively charged lignin surface were used as anions for the removal of Bisphenol A from water.
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Adsorption of Sr(II) ions and salicylic acid onto magnetic magnesium-zinc ferrites: isotherms and kinetic studies

TL;DR: It was shown that varying of the Zn(II) content affected the adsorption capacities of magnesium-zinc ferrites, which demonstrated that magnetic Mg-Zn ferrites with spinel structure are good sorbents for the removal of SA and Sr( II) ions from aqueous solution.
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Electrospun spongy zero-valent iron as excellent electro-Fenton catalyst for enhanced sulfathiazole removal by a combination of adsorption and electro-catalytic oxidation.

TL;DR: A three-dimensional electro-Fenton system using the as-fabricated spongy ZVI as particle catalytic electrodes was designed, which presented a significant synergistic effect of adsorption and electro-catalytic oxidation on the enhanced removal of a widely used antibiotic, sulfathiazole (STZ) from water.
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Recent trends and future challenges of pesticide removal techniques – A comprehensive review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the current developments and progress in the use of various techniques for possible removal of pesticides from wastewater, including advanced oxidation, adsorption, activated sludge treatment, bioreactors and membrane technologies.
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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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