Tailoring microenvironments of single-atom catalysts with non-metal p-block elements for selective environmental processes
December 2023
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as promising materials for efficient environmental remediation due to their unique properties and high catalytic efficiency. The incorporation of non-metal...
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Recent progress of modified CeO2-based materials for photocatalytic environmental remediation and antibacterial activity
December 2023
The rapid development of industrialization and urbanization has led to serious environmental pollution. As an environmentally friendly and sustainable energy source, solar-driven semiconductor photocatalysis...
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Environmental resilience with 2D materials: A futuristic perspective
December 2023
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have garnered a lot of attention in recent times due to their wide applicability in various areas. These materials exhibit a unique combination of structural and chemical...
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Recent advances in the fixed-electrode capacitive deionization (CDI): Innovations in electrode materials and applications
December 2023
Conventional capacitive deionization (CDI), originally developed as a promising desalination technique based on the formation of electric double layers (EDLs) at the surface of porous electrodes, has...
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Flotation Enhancement of sedimentary phosphate ores by cornstarch as an environmental depressant: Modeling and analysis using full factorial design (FFD) and artificial neural network (ANN) approaches
December 2023
The present work attempts to highlight different facets of corn starch as an environmentally friendly depressant using soybean oil as a collector. The important influence of parameters such as pH, collector...
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Enhancement of biogas production from sludge anaerobic digestion via supplementing magnetic co-pyrolysis biochar: Dosage response and syntrophic metabolism
December 2023
The addition of conductive materials to promote anaerobic digestion (AD) via direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has been attracted extensive attention, whereas seldom focused on the effect...
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Invasive lignocellulose-based plants bio-sorbents for the elimination of nitrites of emerging concern from water
December 2023
The regulation of nitrite levels in potable water is primarily motivated by the potential for excessive amounts to induce methemoglobinemia, which is also referred to as blue baby syndrome. Human and...
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Remediation of cadmium and chromium using modified Vitex doniana waste plant Seed's biochar in quarry site surface water
August 2023
Industrial effluents contain hazardous combinations of suspended particulates and dissolved solids in various ratios; the wastewater from cementitious material production activities is no exception....
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Environment-sensitive and fast room temperature CO2 gas sensor based on ZnO, NiO and Ni-ZnO nanocomposite materials
August 2023
In contrast to other ZnO and NiO-based sensors, ZnO, NiO, and Ni-ZnO-based sensors were fabricated for this work in order to enhance CO2 gas sensing properties at various concentrations. Nanomaterials...
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Hydrogel-based superadsorbents for efficient removal of heavy metals in industrial wastewater treatment and environmental conservation
August 2023
Superadsorbent hydrogels have become a viable solution to the urgent problem of industrial wastewater contamination. This paper offers a thorough analysis of the most recent advancements in superadsorbent...
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Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: Its photocatalytic and electrochemical sensor for the determination of paracetamol and D-glucose
August 2023
The nanocrystalline zinc oxide (ZnO) was produced utilizing a bio-combustion process with Aloe vera latex extract (Avle) as the fuel. The XRD method proved the nanocrystalline nature and phase of ZnO....
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Effects of thermal and chemical modification on the physical properties of Ugandan Mutaka Kaolin
August 2023
This study investigates the impact of thermal treatment at temperatures ranging from 600 °C to 1050 °C and chemical treatment using (COOH)2·2H2O and Al2(MoO4)3 at concentrations of 0.01 M, 0.05 M,...
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Precise preparation of CoOx@KSB catalysts by atomic layer deposition for peroxymonosulfate activation and landfill leachate treatment
August 2023
The construction of desired active sites is critical for enhanced activity in heterogeneous peroxymonosulfate (PMS) systems. In view of the shortcomings of the current construction methods, such as...
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UiO-66(Zr)-based functional materials for water purification: An updated review
August 2023
UiO-66, as a kind of classic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), was foreseen as one of the most promising MOF materials for practical water purification, benefiting from its merits of rich pores, super-huge...
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A single-atom Fe–N2 embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon as a bifunctional photocatalyst for efficient removal of marine petroleum pollutants
March 2023
Petroleum and its refined products enter the marine environment during the extraction process, causing serious pollution. Herein, a bifunctional Fe–N2 single-atom embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon...
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Application of COFs in capture/conversion of CO2 and elimination of organic/inorganic pollutants
March 2023
Large amounts of various (in)organic pollutants and CO2 are released into the environment with the fast development of agriculture and industry, which results in the environmental pollution and climate...
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Enhancing the photocatalytic removal of toluene by modified porous TiO2 with internal hydrophobic interface
March 2023
The efficiency and stability of photocatalytic oxidation techniques in the treatment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air are affected by the adsorption performance at the reaction interface...
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Advances in dual-functional photocatalysis for simultaneous reduction of hexavalent chromium and oxidation of organics in wastewater
March 2023
The solar-driven photocatalytic process has been evolved as a promising technology for both hexavalent chromium reduction and organic pollutants oxidation. Although both reactions are based on the same...
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Synergistic removal of NO and chlorinated organics on CeO2-based catalysts
March 2023
In recent years, with increasingly scarce land resources, incineration technology has gradually become the mainstream disposal method of household hazardous waste. The exhaust gas of incineration contains...
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Sulfate promotes the photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics by porphyrin MOF: The electron-donating effect of the anion
March 2023
It has been a pressing challenge to treat saline wastewater with advanced oxidation techniques due to the inhibition of reactive oxygen species in the actual wastewater by co-existing ions. Herein,...
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Immobilization of the crude enzyme extracted from Stenotrophomonas sp. GYH within modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8-NH2) and its application in trichloromethane removal
March 2023
Enzyme immobilization, due to its higher effective density in a limited micro space, can effectively improve the removal efficiency for some recalcitrant compounds. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have...
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