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ClearModification of Ceramic Membranes with Carbon Compounds for Pharmaceutical Substances Removal from Water in a Filtration—Adsorption System
Researchers developed carbon-modified ceramic membranes using graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes for pharmaceutical substance removal from water, finding that the combined filtration-adsorption system significantly improved removal efficiency compared to unmodified ceramic membranes.
Advanced adsorbents for ibuprofen removal from aquatic environments: a review
This review examines advanced methods for removing ibuprofen, a common painkiller, from water systems using materials like activated carbon, biochar, and metal-organic frameworks. Ibuprofen is widespread in waterways and poses risks to aquatic life and potentially human health. Carbon-based materials showed the highest removal capacity, offering promising solutions for cleaning pharmaceutical pollution from drinking water sources.
9 Carbon composites in the mitigation of micro and nanoplastics
This review evaluates how carbon-based composite materials — including activated carbon and graphene derivatives — can be used to remove micro- and nanoplastics from water through adsorption, chemical binding, and photocatalytic degradation. Carbon composites show strong potential as versatile remediation tools, though scaling these technologies to real-world water treatment applications remains a key challenge.
Carbon-based adsorbents for micro/nano-plastics removal: current advances and perspectives
Scientists reviewed how carbon-based materials like graphene, activated carbon, and carbon nanotubes can be used to remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. Researchers found that these adsorbents show strong potential for capturing tiny plastic particles thanks to their tunable surface properties and high surface area. The study suggests that carbon-based filtration could become an important technology for cleaning microplastic-contaminated water.
A Review of the Current Research Status of Graphene for the Removal of Microplastics and Antibiotics from Water
This review assesses the potential of graphene-based materials for microplastic removal from water, evaluating adsorption mechanisms, removal efficiency across particle sizes, and scalability challenges for water treatment applications.
Carbon nanomaterials for co-removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from water systems: An overview
This review examines how carbon-based nanomaterials can simultaneously remove antibiotics and heavy metals from contaminated water. While the focus is on water treatment rather than human health directly, the study notes that microplastics in the environment can affect how well these cleanup methods work. The authors highlight that these advanced materials show strong potential but need further evaluation of their cost-effectiveness for real-world use.
Removal of emerging pollutants from water using enzyme-immobilized activated carbon from coconut shell
Researchers developed an enzyme-based system using activated carbon from coconut shells to remove pharmaceutical pollutants from water. By immobilizing the enzyme laccase onto the carbon, they created a material that could break down antibiotics and other drugs more effectively than the carbon alone. The approach offers a sustainable, low-cost method for treating water contaminated with emerging pharmaceutical pollutants.
Drugs Removal from Wastewater with Activated Carbon from Coffee Waste
Researchers developed activated carbon from coffee grounds collected in Dubai to treat hospital wastewater, finding that chromatographic analysis confirmed complete elimination of many pharmaceuticals and over 90% removal of others through adsorption, demonstrating a dual-waste-recovery approach.
Biofiltration for treatment of recent emerging contaminants in water: Current and future perspectives
This review discusses how biologically enhanced activated carbon (BAC) filtration systems can remove emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and microplastics from drinking water and wastewater. BAC biofiltration is considered a promising upgrade to conventional water treatment that could improve removal of micro-sized contaminants.
Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
This review examines nanotechnology-based approaches for removing emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, and microplastics from water, comparing the removal efficiencies of nanomaterial adsorbents, photocatalysts, and membrane systems against conventional treatment methods.
The Potential for PE Microplastics to Affect the Removal of Carbamazepine Medical Pollutants from Aqueous Environments by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
This study found that polyethylene microplastics interfered with the ability of carbon nanotubes to remove the pharmaceutical drug carbamazepine from water. The interaction between microplastics and other contaminants can complicate water treatment and affect the behavior of pharmaceutical pollutants in aquatic environments.
Carbon-Based Adsorbents for Microplastic Removal from Wastewater
This review examines how carbon-based materials like biochar, activated carbon, and carbon nanotubes can filter microplastics out of wastewater. Modified versions of these materials showed high removal rates, suggesting they could help reduce the amount of microplastics that reach drinking water sources and, ultimately, the human body.
Synthesis and Application of Granular Activated Carbon from Biomass Waste Materials for Water Treatment: A Review
Researchers reviewed advances in making granular activated carbon (a porous material that traps pollutants) from agricultural and forestry waste, finding it can effectively remove heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics from water and can be regenerated for reuse. The review highlights remaining challenges around durability and cost and calls for more study on removing emerging contaminants like microplastics.
Green Strategies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Aqueous System
This review examines green strategies for removing emerging contaminants from aqueous systems, evaluating bioremediation, phytoremediation, and eco-friendly nanocomposite approaches for eliminating pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, microplastics, and pesticides from water.
Application of carbon-based adsorbents in the remediation of micro- and nanoplastics
This review summarizes how carbon-based materials like activated carbon, biochar, and carbon nanotubes can be used to remove micro and nanoplastics from water through adsorption. These materials are attractive because they are low-cost, eco-friendly, and can be modified to improve their plastic-capturing ability. Better water filtration materials could help reduce the amount of microplastics that reach people through drinking water and food preparation.
A Review on Cutting-Edge Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Composite Materials: Redefining Wastewater Remediation for a Cleaner and Sustainable World
This review examines how three-dimensional graphene-based composite materials can be used to remove pollutants like heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceutical residues from contaminated water. Researchers highlight the materials' large surface area and porous structure as key advantages for filtration, desalination, and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. The study also identifies particle size as an underexplored factor that could further improve water treatment performance.
Adsorption of heavy metal onto biomass-derived activated carbon: review
This review summarizes how activated carbon made from plant-based materials can be used to remove heavy metals from polluted water. Since microplastics in water often carry and concentrate heavy metals on their surface, improving our ability to filter these combined contaminants is important for protecting drinking water and human health.
Graphene oxide synthesis and applications in emerging contaminant removal: a comprehensive review
Researchers reviewed how graphene oxide (GO), a carbon-based nanomaterial with an enormous surface area, can adsorb and remove emerging environmental contaminants including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals from water. While lab results are promising, the review identifies key gaps around long-term environmental effects and the challenge of scaling GO-based treatment to real-world water systems.
Low-Carbon Technologies to Remove Organic Micropollutants from Wastewater: A Focus on Pharmaceuticals
This review examines low-carbon technologies for removing pharmaceutical micropollutants from wastewater, noting that conventional treatment plants are generally ineffective at eliminating these compounds while also generating significant carbon footprints. The authors evaluate emerging treatment approaches that can achieve pharmaceutical removal while aligning with zero-pollution and climate targets.
Synthesis and characterization of electrospun-based composite for the remediation of pharmaceutical pollutants in wastewater
Researchers synthesised and characterised electrospun molecularly imprinted polymer composites designed to adsorb pharmaceutical pollutants — including NSAIDs such as naproxen and ibuprofen and antiretroviral drugs — from wastewater. The multi-template imprinted polymer demonstrated selective adsorption capacity for the target pharmaceuticals, presenting a nanotechnology-based remediation strategy for removing persistent drug contaminants from aquatic environments.