Article Collection on Materials‑mediated Removal of Environmental Pollutants

1. Enhancement of the surface properties of oil palm calyx biomass by redox initiated graft copolymerization with methacrylic acid for the adsorption of dyes

Vincent Olukayode Oninla, Kehinde Nurudeen Awokoya, Gabriel Ogunsola Orodepo, et al.

Keywords: Oil palm calyx; Copolymer; Adsorption; Optimization; Incorporation

2. Synthesis of activated biochar incorporated PVA-silica composite and its application in the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater

Poushali Chakraborty, Arkaprava Roy, Sampad Sarkar, Avijit Bhowal, Suvendu Manna, Papita Das, et al.

Keywords: Naphthalene; Adsorption; Wastewater treatment; Polyvinyl alcohol; Biochar

3. Optimization method of supercritical water treatment of oily sludge based on double constraints of treatment efficiency and energy consumption

Peng Zhang, Xinbao Xu, Jing Liu, Xiaoming Luo, et al.

Keywords: Oily sludge; Supercritical water oxidation; Theoretical energy consumption; Response surface methodology

4. Simple graft modification of reverse osmosis membrane to improve the permeability and antifouling performance

Zilong Huang, Kuo Chen, Zhongyang Wang, et al.

Keywords: Reverse osmosis membrane; Surface grafting; Antifouling; Hydrophilicity; Charge regulation

5. Biomass-derived carbon materials as sustainable platforms for advanced biomedical applications

Shaikh Abdur Razzak, Shihab Uddin, Anwarul Hasan, et al.

Key words: Biomass-derived carbon materials (BCMs); Medical applications; Graphene; Activated carbon; Carbon dots

6. Waste-derived carbon materials for high-efficiency lithium-ion batteries: A review

Abdulafeez O. Orilonise, Kingsley O. Iwuozor, Ebuka Chizitere Emenike, et al.

Keywords: Activated carbon; Biochar; Energy storage and conversion; Plastic recycling; Sustainable electrodes

7. Co-pyrolysis of biomass with phosphate additives: Linking phosphorus transformations to nutrient release for tailor-made biochar-based fertilizers

Jesper T.N. Knijnenburg, Kaewta Jetsrisuparb

Keywords: Pyrolysis; Phosphorus; Sustainability; Carbonization; Agriculture; Circular economy

8. Surfactant-based strategies for the inhibition of microbiologically influenced corrosion: Recent progress and mechanistic insights

Harshal Mehta, Gurpreet Kaur, Ganga Ram Chaudhary

Keywords: Surfactants; Self-assembled monolayers; Biofilm; Bio-corrosion; Corrosion inhibition

9. Developing zirconium xerogel coagulants for deep removal of phosphorous

Haoming Zhang, Yonghai Gan, Wenchang Zhang, et al.

Keywords: Coagulation; Phosphate; Membrane fouling; Turbidity; Zirconium; Sol-gel

10. Anthraquinone Schiff base and SDS-based visual detection for environmental safety: Targeting triphosphate and Hg²⁺ with secondary focus on detection of BSA

Deepak Kumar, Navneet Kaur

Keywords: Anthraquinone; SDS; Fluorescence detection; Triphosgene; Hg²⁺