Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Aug. 26, 2022
Environmental
pollution
is
becoming
more
prevalent
in
both
human
life
and
the
ecosystem.
The
increased
use
of
fossil
fuels,
mining,
burning
wastes,
as
well
industrial
wastewater
discharge,
are
polluting
natural
resources
such
water,
soil,
air.
Metals
(loid)s
(Cu,
Cr,
Cd,
Zn,
Ni,
Pb,
Hg,
Sb,
Sn,
As)
contribute
to
several
ecological
problems
when
exposed
humans
environment
resulting
serious
health
environmental
risks.
aquatic
terrestrial
sites
with
these
elements
an
issue
public
significance.
present
review
highlights
instigated
by
toxic
metal
(loid)s,
their
source,
respective
health/environmental
concern
along
importance
creating
low-cost,
environmentally
acceptable
clean-up
technologies
for
treating
household
wastewater.
Various
physical,
chemical,
biological,
and/or
biochemical
various
combinations
have
been
described
from
sustainable
technological
point
view.
Techniques
ion
exchange,
membrane
filtration,
photocatalysis,
bioremediation,
phytoremediation,
economical
biosorbents,
nanomaterials
discussed
detail
recent
case
studies
gain
a
significant
inside
towards
solution
focused
action-oriented
development.
Thus,
this
article
significantly
provides
deep
insight
into
toxicity,
source
identification,
influences
on
ecosystem
conventional
technologies.
Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
15(21), P. 7804 - 7804
Published: Nov. 4, 2022
Graphene
is
fundamentally
a
two-dimensional
material
with
extraordinary
optical,
thermal,
mechanical,
and
electrical
characteristics.
It
has
versatile
surface
chemistry
large
area.
carbon
nanomaterial,
which
comprises
sp2
hybridized
atoms
placed
in
hexagonal
lattice
one-atom
thickness,
giving
it
structure.
A
number
of
synthesis
techniques
including
epitaxial
growth,
liquid
phase
exfoliation,
electrochemical
mechanical
chemical
vapor
deposition
are
used
for
the
graphene.
prepared
using
different
can
have
benefits
deficiencies
depending
on
its
application.
This
study
provides
summary
graphene
preparation
critically
assesses
use
graphene,
derivates,
composites
environmental
applications.
These
applications
include
as
membrane
detoxication
purification
water,
active
gas
sensing,
heavy
metal
ions
detection,
CO2
conversion.
Furthermore,
trend
analysis
both
been
performed
by
extracting
analyzing
Scopus
data
from
past
ten
years.
Finally,
conclusions
outlook
provided
to
address
residual
challenges
related
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(5), P. 404 - 404
Published: April 24, 2023
Intense
human
activities
have
for
years
contributed
to
the
pollution
of
environment
by
many
dangerous
pollutants
such
as
heavy
metals,
pesticides,
or
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons.
There
are
conventional
methods
used
control
pollution,
with
practical
and/or
financial
drawbacks.
Therefore,
in
recent
years,
an
innovative,
easy-to-implement
and
inexpensive
adsorption
method
has
been
developed
recover
waste
clean
up
water
from
micropollutants.
Firstly,
this
article
aims
summarize
issues
related
remediation
understand
advantages
disadvantages
classically
purify
water.
In
particular,
review
provide
a
update
bio-based
adsorbents
their
use.
Differently
majority
reviews
wastewater
treatment,
several
classes
considered.
Then,
discussion
about
process
interactions
involved
is
provided.
Finally,
perspectives
suggested
future
work
be
done
field.
Environments,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 161 - 161
Published: Sept. 16, 2023
In
recent
years,
interest
in
the
impact
of
environmental
pollutants
on
ecosystem
has
increased
significantly,
with
particular
attention
being
paid
to
relationship
between
climate
change
and
aquatic
world.
This
is
because
increasing
pollution
causing
fundamental
changes
welfare
animals
marine
ecosystem.
A
primary
focus
microplastics
(MPs)
nanoplastics
(NPs),
as
evidenced
by
our
bibliometric
network
analysis
(BNA).
However,
while
research
focused
accumulation
these
organisms,
their
effects
redox
homeostasis
are
still
seldom
discussed
despite
role
played
reactive
oxygen
species
mitochondrial
well-being
maintaining
an
optimal
state
health.
some
scientific
evidence
suggests
that
MPs
NPs
organisms
at
base
trophic
chain
can
cause
a
transfer
substances
towards
more
complex
reaching
humans
through
consumption
fauna
food.
Therefore,
this
review,
we
have
tried
discuss
oxidative
stress
even
if
studies
regard
scarce.
Biomimetics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(7), P. 390 - 390
Published: June 26, 2024
This
review
explores
the
extensive
applications
of
plants
in
areas
biomimetics
and
bioinspiration,
highlighting
their
role
developing
sustainable
solutions
across
various
fields
such
as
medicine,
materials
science,
environmental
technology.
Plants
not
only
serve
essential
ecological
functions
but
also
provide
a
rich
source
inspiration
for
innovations
green
nanotechnology,
biomedicine,
architecture.
In
past
decade,
focus
has
shifted
towards
utilizing
plant-based
vegetal
waste
creating
eco-friendly
cost-effective
with
remarkable
properties.
These
are
employed
making
advancements
drug
delivery,
remediation,
production
renewable
energy.
Specifically,
discusses
use
(nano)bionic
capable
detecting
explosives
contaminants,
underscoring
potential
improving
quality
life
even
lifesaving
applications.
The
work
refers
to
architectural
inspirations
drawn
from
plant
world
develop
novel
design
concepts
that
both
functional
aesthetic.
It
elaborates
on
how
engineered
have
been
transformed
into
value-added
through
innovative
applications,
especially
roles
wastewater
treatment
electronic
components.
Moreover,
integration
synthesis
biocompatible
medical
tissue
engineering
scaffolds
artificial
muscles
demonstrates
versatility
capacity
replace
more
traditional
synthetic
materials,
aligning
global
sustainability
goals.
paper
provides
comprehensive
overview
current
uses
living
technological
advancements,
advocating
deeper
exploration
address
pressing
challenges.
