The presence of toxic chemicals in water, including heavy metals like mercury and lead, organic pollutants such as pesticides, and industrial chemicals from runoff and discharges, poses critical public health and environmental risks leading to severe...
International journal of biological macromolecules
Aug 28, 2024
Diclofenac (DCF) is frequently detected in aquatic environments, emphasizing the critical need for its efficient removal globally. Here, we present the synthesis of Fe(III)-doped β-CD-grafted chitosan (Fe/β-CD@CS) cryogel beads designed for adsorbing...
Microplastics (MPs) have the potential to adsorb heavy metals (HMs), resulting in a combined pollution threat in aquatic and terrestrial environments. However, due to the complexity of MP/HM properties and experimental conditions, research on the ads...
Environmental science and pollution research international
Jul 22, 2024
Contamination with traces of pharmaceutical compounds, such as ciprofloxacin, has prompted interest in their removal via low-cost, efficient biomass-based adsorption. In this study, classical models, a mechanistic model, and a neural network model we...
Lignites are widely available and cost-effective in many countries. Sustainable methods for their utilization drive innovation, potentially advancing environmental sustainability and resource efficiency. In the present study, FeO (∼25.1 nm) supported...
Acid-modified biochar is a modified biochar material with convenient preparation, high specific surface area, and rich pore structure. It has great potential for application in the heavy metal remediation, soil amendments, and carrying catalysts. Spe...
Environmental geochemistry and health
Jun 26, 2024
This study explores nitrate reduction in aqueous solutions using carboxymethyl cellulose loaded with zero-valent iron nanoparticles (Fe-CMC). The structures of this nano-composite were characterized using various techniques. Based on the characteriza...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Jun 19, 2024
Activated hazelnut shell (HSAC), an organic waste, was utilized for the adsorptive removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solutions, and a modelling study was conducted using artificial neural networks (ANNs). The structure and characteristic fun...
In the past decades, the amount of biomass waste has continuously increased in human living environments, and it has attracted more and more attention. Biomass is regarded as the most high-quality and cost-effective precursor material for the prepara...
The screening and design of "green" biochar materials with high adsorption capacity play a pivotal role in promoting the sustainable treatment of Cd(II)-containing wastewater. In this study, six typical machine learning (ML) models, namely Linear Reg...
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