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...
Advances in nanofiltration membrane pore size adjustment techniques: A review
Available online 22 February 2025
With the rapid advancement of the renewable energy industry, the strategic significance of precise pore size regulation in nanofiltration membranes (NF) has become a central research focus, particularly...
Modified Titanium dioxide-based photocatalysts for water treatment: Mini review
March 2024
Titanium dioxide (TiO2), recognized for its affordability, low cost, high chemical stability, and eco-friendliness, has garnered extensive research attention in recent years. But because of the TiO2...
Strategies and technologies for sustainable plastic waste treatment and recycling
Available online 19 January 2025
Discarded plastics in natural environments contribute significantly to “white pollution” due to their high persistence and potential for bioaccumulation. Improperly managed waste plastics further exacerbate...
Efficient and stable direct air capture with amine-functionalized MIL-100(Cr) metal-organic framework
Available online 22 February 2025
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising for Direct Air Capture (DAC) due to their tunable pore structures, large surface areas, and chemical functionalization. Amine-functionalized MOFs significantly...
Morphological evaluation of green synthesized, modified TiO2 and ZnO nanomaterials and their photocatalytic behavior in water treatment
Available online 22 August 2025
The emergence of nanotechnology has opened new avenues for various nano-structured materials, especially in wastewater treatment applications. However, the chemical reagents and processes for developing...
Agricultural lignocellulose biochar material in wastewater treatment: A critical review and sustainability assessment
Available online 13 January 2025
Globally, roughly 380 trillion liters of wastewater are generated annually, with a significant portion remaining untreated due to expensive treatment and lack of expertise, consequently, leading severe...
Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications
March 2022
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this waste, including degradation,...
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...
Microwave-assisted synthesis of bimetallic NiCo-MOF-74 with enhanced open metal site for efficient CO2 capture
September 2022
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) containing two different inorganic metal nodes (known as bimetallic MOFs) could exhibit enhanced CO2 adsorption compared to their monometallic counterparts. Herein, a...
Enhanced ibuprofen removal from wastewater using Ni-doped ZIF-67 MOF: Synthesis, characterization, and impact of doping on adsorption performance
Available online 24 May 2025
The purification of wastewater from pharmaceutical contaminants like ibuprofen (IBP) has become a critical issue due to its widespread usage, making the removal of such pollutants essential for the...
CO2 capture and conversion into valuable chemicals using graphitic carbon nitride: A review
Available online 18 October 2024
Carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere are the main cause of global warming and the accompanying climate change. Accordingly, effective approaches have to be developed/implemented to tackle CO2 emission...
Advance of self-cleaning separation membranes for oil-containing wastewater treatment
March 2024
The formidable challenge of membrane fouling by high-viscosity oils remains a primary impediment to the sustainable application of separation membranes in treating oil-contaminated wastewater. Consequently,...
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...
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...
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...
Light-response adsorption and desorption behaviors of metal–organic frameworks
March 2022
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are ideal adsorbents because of their porous structure, ultra-large specific surface area, abundant active sites, and specific surface charge. Recently, light-response...
Recent progress on single-atom catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water treatment
September 2022
Single-atom catalysts (SACs), consisting of metal single atoms and supporting materials, have shown remarkable potential due to their ultrahigh catalytic performances, maximum atomic utilization and...
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...
Recent advances in electrochemical removal and recovery of phosphorus from water: A review
March 2022
Phosphorus (P) is an essential microelement for biota. Phosphate minerals obtained through subsurface mining are the main sources of P. Phosphate-bearing rocks are nonrenewable and reserves are limited,...
Metal sulfide-based catalysts in advanced oxidation processes for water decontamination
September 2022
Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, metal sulfide has been proven to be a promising ideal candidate for metal oxide catalysts and has been widely used in many catalytic fields. In recent...
FeCo bimetallic MOF/PVDF mixed matrix membrane coupled with PMS activation for tetracycline degradation: High efficiency and reaction mechanisms
Available online 19 August 2025
To address the tetracycline removal challenge in water treatment, this study developed novel FeCo-metal-organic framework (MOF) material/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs)...
Strategies and applications of enhancing extracellular electron transfer in anaerobic digestion for wastewater resource recovery:A critical review
Available online 7 January 2025
Utilizing anaerobic digestion (AD) to treat wastewater while recovering the resources in the wastewater is research full of opportunities and challenges. Degradation of pollutants and the generation...
Progress of CO2 fixation using cycloaddition reaction
March 2024
Carbon dioxide, a significant greenhouse gas component, has been impacting the global climate. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction is a cost-effective and eco-friendly approach. Photocatalytic CO2 can combine...
Persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: The new hope brought by nanocatalyst immobilization
March 2022
Persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (persulfate-AOPs) offer great promise for environmental remediation, with heterogeneous catalysts providing the backbone of many wastewater purification...