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Removal of emerging contaminants from the environment by adsorption
A. Carmalin Sophia,Eder C. Lima +1 more
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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.About:
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.read more
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Nanostructured porous graphene for efficient removal of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals) from water
Ahmed M.E. Khalil,Ahmed M.E. Khalil,Fayyaz Ali Memon,Tanveer A. Tabish,Tanveer A. Tabish,Deborah L. Salmon,Shaowei Zhang,David Butler +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the efficacy of porous graphene (PG) synthesized at relatively low temperature as a potential candidate for the removal of six widely utilised pharmaceuticals from their aqueous solutions, such as atenolol (ATL), carbamazepine (CBZ), ciprofloxacin (CIP), diclofenac (DCF), gemfibrozil (GEM) and ibuprofen (IBP), was evaluated extensively.
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Pharmaceuticals and pesticides in secondary effluent wastewater: Identification and enhanced removal by acid-activated ferrate(VI).
Kyriakos Manoli,Lucas M. Morrison,Mark W. Sumarah,George Nakhla,Ajay K. Ray,Virender K. Sharma +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the removal of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in two secondary effluent wastewaters of different quality characteristics by ferrate(VI) (Fe(VI), FeO42-) showed that some had recalcitrant activity towards their oxidation, and acid-activated Fe( VI) treatment has potential in enhancing the Removal of micropollutants in real wastewater.
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Pesticide removal from drinking water sources by adsorption: a review
TL;DR: Pesticides are an important part of crop production worldwide, however their use poses a threat to potable water sources as discussed by the authors. Seasonal use of pesticides can cause increased concentrations to be detecte...
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TiO2/SiO2 decorated carbon nanostructured materials as a multifunctional platform for emerging pollutants removal
TL;DR: The potential applications of TiO2/SiO2 functionalized CNTs for the remediation of a variety of environmentally-related pollutants of high concern, including synthetic dyes or dye-based hazardous waste effluents, as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pharmaceutically active compounds, pesticides, toxic heavy elements, remediated soil, and miscellaneous organic contaminants are discussed.
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Emerging contaminants as global environmental hazards. A bibliometric analysis
TL;DR: In this article, a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed scientific literature on emerging contaminants published from 2000 through 2019 is presented, where a total of 4968 documents (among research articles and review papers) collected from Scopus database were analyzed using the VOSviewer 1.6.11 software.
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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.
Zubair Hasan,Sung Hwa Jhung +1 more
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.