Journal of Materials Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 8, 2025
Abstract
Water
contamination
has
become
a
significant
global
issue
in
recent
decades,
with
pollutants,
such
as
heavy
metals,
acids,
organic
solvents,
and
pharmaceutical
waste
contributing
to
environmental
degradation.
Various
techniques
are
employed
for
treating
wastewater,
but
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
gaining
increasing
attention
due
their
unique
properties.
MOFs
offer
exceptional
porosity,
modular
structures,
high
crystallinity,
customizable
chemical
components,
large
specific
surface
area,
simple
functionalization,
numerous
active
sites.
These
coordination
compounds
consist
of
poly-nuclear
metal
nodes
linkers,
forming
highly
porous
structures.
This
review
focuses
on
MOF-based
membrane
separation
techniques,
including
filtration
(MF),
nanofiltration,
solvent
ultrafiltration
(UF),
microfiltration,
forward
osmosis,
reverse
pervaporation,
distillation,
along
mechanisms
removing
waste.
have
shown
great
promise
enhancing
performance
by
improving
adsorption
capacities,
water
flow
rates,
optimizing
Integrating
materials
like
graphene
oxide,
titania,
silica
further
improved
performance.
Additionally,
green
synthesis
methods
being
developed
create
eco-friendly
sustainable
wastewater
treatment.
demonstrate
effective
capacities
various
contaminants,
antibiotics,
tetracycline,
nitroimidazole,
quinolone.
Functionalizing
groups
been
enhance
efficiency.
Overall,
potential
advancing
treatment
addressing
challenges.
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13, P. 100404 - 100404
Published: Jan. 14, 2024
The
removal
of
antibiotics
in
water
receiving
bodies
is
an
integral
part
eradicating
antimicrobial
resistance
which
has
become
a
major
threat
to
public
health.
Solid-liquid
adsorption
demonstrated
be
effective
technique
the
from
aqueous
environments.
Herein,
chitosan-carbon
nanotube
(chitosan-CNT)
hydrogel
beads
were
synthesised
for
amoxicillin
(AMX),
ciprofloxacin
(CIP)
and
sulfamethoxazole
(SMX)
solution.
Adsorption
kinetics,
isotherms
thermodynamic
parameters
systematically
investigated
at
solution
pH
7.
Single
kinetics
findings
suggest
that
experimental
data
AMX,
CIP
SMX
was
better
fitted
by
nonlinear
pseudo-first
order
model
with
calculated
maximum
capacities
23.1
mg.g−1,
23.7
mg.g−1
25.17
respectively.
Moreover,
Weber-Morris
kinetic
multiple
processes
limiting
overall
rate
on
chitosan-CNT.
isotherm
results
indicated
single
Freundlich
model,
while
binary
ternary
system
competitive
extended
Sips
models.
showed
multicomponent
systems
exhibited
both
antagonistic
synergistic
SMX.
From
thermodynamics
fundings,
it
evident
endothermic
process
governed
physical
chemical
mechanisms.
Based
current
study,
concluded
chitosan-CNT
potential
as
green
technology
Langmuir,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
This
study
investigates
the
removal
of
pharmaceutical
contaminants
ibuprofen
and
diclofenac
from
aqueous
solutions
using
graphene
oxide
(GO)
coated
with
cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide
(CTAB)
as
a
nanocomposite
in
fully
pressurized
dissolved
air
flotation
process.
novel
approach
leverages
surface-active
properties
GO-CTAB
to
efficiently
eliminate
pharmaceuticals
under
optimized
conditions.
Characterization
techniques,
including
Fourier
transform
infrared
(FTIR),
ζ-potential,
particle
size
analysis,
surface
tension
measurements,
contact
angle
assessment,
Brunauer-Emmett-Teller
(BET)
Gas
chromatography-mass
spectrometry
(GC-MS),
Field
emission
scanning
electron
microscopy
(FE-SEM)
Energy-dispersive
X-ray
spectroscopy
(EDS),
validated
successful
synthesis
efficacy
pollutant
removal.
The
process
parameters
were
optimized,
highest
efficiencies
achieved
at
pH
5
for
4
diclofenac,
surfactant
dosage
0.4
g,
pressure
15
psig,
rate
flow
0.5
L/min.
Under
these
conditions,
99.29%
95.31%
obtained,
demonstrating
high
performance
treating
low-concentration
contaminants.
underscores
potential
sustainable,
eco-friendly,
highly
effective
solution
wastewater
treatment,
offering
sustainability
while
minimizing
chemical
usage
environmental
impact.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(1), P. 169 - 169
Published: Dec. 23, 2023
Pharmaceuticals
and
Personal
Care
Products
(PPCPs)
are
pollutants
known
as
organic
micropollutants.
PPCPs
belong
to
a
group
of
compounds
with
proven
biological
activity
used
in
medicine,
veterinary
medicine
maintain
hygiene
daily
life.
Their
presence
the
environment,
even
trace
concentrations,
can
have
negative
effects
on
living
organisms,
including
humans.
Especially
relevant
residues
pharmaceuticals
such
hormonal
drugs
antibiotics.
PPCPs’
environment
is
caused
by
improper
production,
usage
disposal
medicines.
their
may
be
introduced
into
various
parts
wastewater,
water
soil.
Therefore,
wastewater
containing
PPCPs,
active
metabolites
firstly
goes
treatment
plant
(WWTP).
However,
some
these
also
present
sewage
sludge.
This
article
reviews
methods
technologies
remediation
residues.
Among
them,
physical,
chemical
methods,
well
compilation
techniques,
identified.
Nowadays,
time
energy
crisis,
it
important
emphasize
that
applied
not
only
effective,
but
been
characterized
low
consumption
or
allow
for
generation
could
needs
plant.
