Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: April 28, 2025
Abstract
As
environmental
pollutants
pose
a
serious
threat
to
socioeconomic
and
health,
the
development
of
simple,
efficient,
accurate
cost-effective
methods
for
pollution
monitoring
control
remains
major
challenge,
but
it
is
an
unavoidable
issue.
In
past
decade,
artificial
nanozymes
have
been
widely
used
pollutant
control,
because
their
low
cost,
high
stability,
easy
mass
production,
etc.
However,
conventional
nanozyme
technology
faces
significant
challenges
in
terms
difficulty
regulating
exposed
crystal
surface,
complex
composition,
catalytic
activity,
contrast,
emerging
single-atom
(SANs)
attracted
much
attention
field
due
multiple
advantages
atomically
dispersed
active
sites,
atom
utilization
efficiency,
tunable
coordination
environment,
To
date,
insufficient
efforts
made
comprehensively
characterize
applications
SANs
pollutants.
Building
on
recent
advances
field,
this
review
systematically
summarizes
main
synthesis
highlights
Finally,
we
critically
evaluate
limitations
SANs,
provide
insights
into
future
prospects
Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
The
rise
in
population
growth
that
necessitates
an
increase
animal
husbandry
activities
has
led
to
overconsumption,
improper
use,
and
disposal
of
pharmaceuticals
such
as
antibiotics
leading
environmental
pollution.
In
developing
countries
where
we
have
inefficient
outdated
wastewater
treatment
facilities
are
unable
effectively
remove
these
pollutants
from
domestic
wastewater,
the
effect
is
contamination
groundwater
supply
used
for
purposes,
necessitating
development
advanced
techniques.
adoption
adsorption‐based
technologies
with
use
adsorbents
carbon‐based
nanomaterials,
biochar,
functionalized
nanomaterials
proven
be
effective
removing
contaminants
aqueous
solutions.
For
instance,
a
3D
boron‐doped
graphene
composite
been
reported
amitriptyline
water
maximum
adsorption
capacity
737.4
mg/g.
Magnetic
starch
diclofenac
solutions,
620.51
However,
current
studies
limited
understanding
process,
mechanisms,
universality
used.
Future
should
focus
on
cost‐effective
sustainable
well
exploring
integrated
approaches
combine
other
techniques
removal
pharmaceutical
contaminants,
ensuring
cleaner
safer
resources.
To
this
effect,
review
highlights
impact
overconsumption
compounds
different
thereof
incorporated
using
method.
It
discusses
detail
various
nanocomposites
surface
waters
efficiencies.
Water,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 1192 - 1192
Published: April 16, 2025
Nature-based
solutions
represent
a
decentralized
wastewater
treatment
proposal,
offering
diverse
mechanisms
for
effectively
removing
emerging
contaminants,
particularly
acidic
pharmaceuticals.
This
study
evaluated
the
performance
of
acidic-drug
(diclofenac,
fenofibrate,
ibuprofen,
gemfibrozil,
fenoprofen,
naproxen,
and
indomethacin)
removal
from
using
surface-flow
constructed
wetland
with
an
organic
bed
(Eichhornia
crassipes
(Mart.)
Solms,
18
ind/m2),
horizontal
subsurface-flow
wetland,
divided
into
three
sections.
The
process
was
complemented
by
two
stabilization
ponds
other
wetlands
papyrus
(Cyperus
L.,
8–13
ind/m2)
tezontle
as
support
media.
industrial-scale
system
(67.8
m2)
fed
at
rate
1.33
m3/d
hydraulic
time
retention
about
5.8
days.
Drugs
were
quantified
gas
chromatography.
results
showed
that
gemfibrozil
indomethacin
completely
removed
(100%),
while
diclofenac
(73%)
naproxen
(94%)
significant
removals.
Fenoprofen
not
removed.
Ibuprofen
fenofibrate
increased
concentrations,
resulting
in
negative
removals
due
to
anoxic
conditions
(ibuprofen)
slightly
neutral
pH
(fenofibrate).
These
findings
underscore
system’s
ability
improve
water
quality
most
drugs,
suggesting
hybrid
design
is
effective
treating
specific
contaminants.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(1)
Published: April 28, 2025
Abstract
As
environmental
pollutants
pose
a
serious
threat
to
socioeconomic
and
health,
the
development
of
simple,
efficient,
accurate
cost-effective
methods
for
pollution
monitoring
control
remains
major
challenge,
but
it
is
an
unavoidable
issue.
In
past
decade,
artificial
nanozymes
have
been
widely
used
pollutant
control,
because
their
low
cost,
high
stability,
easy
mass
production,
etc.
However,
conventional
nanozyme
technology
faces
significant
challenges
in
terms
difficulty
regulating
exposed
crystal
surface,
complex
composition,
catalytic
activity,
contrast,
emerging
single-atom
(SANs)
attracted
much
attention
field
due
multiple
advantages
atomically
dispersed
active
sites,
atom
utilization
efficiency,
tunable
coordination
environment,
To
date,
insufficient
efforts
made
comprehensively
characterize
applications
SANs
pollutants.
Building
on
recent
advances
field,
this
review
systematically
summarizes
main
synthesis
highlights
Finally,
we
critically
evaluate
limitations
SANs,
provide
insights
into
future
prospects
