2 results match your criteria: "China Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation[Affiliation]"

New challenge: Mitigation and control of antibiotic resistant genes in aquatic environments by biochar.

Sci Total Environ

October 2024

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China; Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, China Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, Tianjin 300350, China. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Increasing presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in aquatic environments is a major concern due to their persistence and ability to spread, prompted by various contaminants including antibiotics.
  • Biochar shows promise in environmental remediation, particularly for removing ARGs, and this review analyzes current research on its effectiveness and mechanisms in different aquatic scenarios.
  • The article identifies knowledge gaps, explores the behavior of ARGs with biochar, and discusses challenges for practical applications, while providing future research directions for optimizing biochar use against ARGs.
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Application of catalytic technology based on the piezoelectric effect in wastewater purification.

J Colloid Interface Sci

November 2024

College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin, 300350, China Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, China Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, Tianjin 300350, China. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • * A novel method for removing these contaminants from water utilizes the piezoelectric effect along with chemical processes, offering superior efficiency compared to traditional purification technologies.
  • * The text reviews recent advancements in piezoelectric materials and discusses various applications, including filtration and electrocatalysis, while also addressing future challenges in this area of research.
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