Efficient photocatalytic degradation of aniline blue under solar irradiation by ternary cobalt ferrite/graphitic carbon nitride/bentonite nanocomposite

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The current research describes the synthesis, characterization and application of CoFe2O4/g-C3N4/bentonite as a novel nanocomposite for the efficient...     

Application of microbial electrochemical technologies for the treatment of petrochemical wastewater with concomitant valuable recovery: A review

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Petrochemical industry is one of the major and rapidly growing industry that generates a variety of toxic and recalcitrant organic pollutants as...     

Integrating density functional theory into reductive dechlorination research

Chlorinated organics have been frequently detected in groundwaters, threatening the quality of drinking water supplies worldwide. A promising method for groundwater remediation involves reductive dechlorination (RD), in which chlorine atoms are sequentially removed and substituted by hydrogen, producing less harmful byproducts. In this paper, for the first time, RD research is reviewed in light of the growing incorporation of density functional theory (DFT) as a research tool. DFT has been used to uncover a variety of reaction properties for a range of relevant groundwater pollutants, including 1,2,3-trichloropropane, hexachlorobenzene, and various dioxins. DFT models have revealed the role of surface interactions in driving the kinetics of catalytically driven RD. Mechanisms involved with biologically mediated RD have also been elucidated with insights gleaned from DFT. Issues and challenges for future research are also discussed.     

Pollution assessment and mapping of potentially toxic elements (PTE) distribution in urban wastewater fed natural wetland,Kolkata, India

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) is one of the largest sewage-fed wetlands in the world, which support the livelihood of thousands of peoples. However, at...     

Investigation on mercury flow and emission in integrated primary iron production process

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - The Minamata convention addresses the issue related to mercury poisoning and aim to reduce mercury pollution, as mercury is one of the major...     

Electrocatalytic conversion of nitrate waste into ammonia: a review

Environmental Chemistry Letters - The electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate waste into ammonia allows both the removal of nitrate contaminants and an alternative production of ammonia compared to...     

Critical review on the evolution,properties, and utilization of plasticwastes for construction applications

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Currently, most countries are burdened with the high generation of plastic wastes and the proper disposal of plastic wastes is a major challenge....     

Recycling of waste tire by pyrolysis to recover carbon black: an alternative reinforcing filler

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management - Thermal pyrolysis of waste tires is an industrially beneficial method for material and energy recovery. Pyrolytic carbon black (CBp) is considered...