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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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A comparative study of chemical treatment by MgCl2, ZnSO4, ZnCl2, and KOH on physicochemical properties and acetaminophen adsorption performance of biobased porous materials from tree bark residues

TL;DR: In this article , the effects of each chemical activator on the physicochemical structure of synthesized carbon materials were thoroughly investigated as well as its performance on the acetaminophen adsorption.
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Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of neutral dye removal from water using zirconium metal-organic framework analogues

TL;DR: In this article, a series of isostructural water stable UiO-66-X (X = H, NH2, NO2), one of the most well-known metal-organic framework (MOF) materials, was synthesized by solvothermal synthesis.
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Adsorption of phenol on microwave-assisted activated carbons: Modelling and interpretation

TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical study of phenol adsorption on microwave-assisted activated carbons has been performed using statistical physics models and the results indicated that all interactions were weak resulting in a physisorption process.
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Removal of antibiotic from the water environment by the adsorption technologies: a review.

TL;DR: This review addresses the use of modified and cheap materials for antibiotic removal from the environment through several techniques used to remove pollutants.
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New insights into the efficient removal of emerging contaminants by biochars and hydrochars derived from olive oil wastes.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates for the first time that unmodified hydrochars from pitted and reprocessed wet olive mill waste are inexpensive, sustainable and environmentally friendly adsorbents which can be used to remove ECs and other similar compounds in water treatments.
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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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