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A comprehensive review on arsenic contamination in groundwater: Sources, detection, mitigation strategies and cost analysis
(Elsevier BV, 2025-01-15)
Mohd Wajahat Sultan
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Fazil Qureshi
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Salman Ahmed
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HESAM, KAMYAB
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Saravanan Rajendran
While groundwater is commonly perceived as safe, the excessive presence of trace metals, particularly arsenic (As), can pose significant health hazards. This review examines the current scenario of pollutants and their mitigations focusing on As contamination in groundwater across multiple nations, with a specific emphasis on the Indian Peninsula. Arsenic pollution surpasses the WHO limit of 10 ppb in 107 countries, impacting around 230 million people worldwide, with a substantial portion in Asia, including 20 states and four union territories in India. Analysis of the correlation between the aquifer and arsenic poisoning highlights severe contamination in groundwater originating from loose sedimentary aquifer strata, particularly in recently formed mountain ranges with geological sources presumed to contribute over 90% of arsenic pollution, i.e. a big environmental challenge. A myriad of techniques, including chromatographic, electrochemical, biological, spectroscopic, and colorimetric methods among others, are available for the detection and removal of arsenic from groundwater. Removal strategies encompass a wide array of approaches such as bioremediation, adsorption, coagulation/flocculation, ion exchange, biological processes, membrane treatment, and oxidation techniques specifically tailored for affected areas. Constructed wetlands help to eliminate heavy metal impurities such as As, Zn, Cd, Cu, Ni, Fe, and Cr. Their efficiency is influenced by design and environmental factors. Nanotechnology and nanoparticles have recently been studied to remove arsenic and toxic metal ions from water. Cost-effective solutions including community-based mitigation initiatives, alongside policy and regulatory frameworks addressing arsenic contamination, are essential considerations.
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Advancements in sorption-based materials for hydrogen storage and utilization: A comprehensive review
(Elsevier BV, 2024-11)
Fazil Qureshi
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Mohammad Yusuf
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Salman Ahmed
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Moinul Haq
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Alhafez M. Alraih
With its remarkable energy density and eco-friendly combustion properties, hydrogen stands as a beacon of hope in our quest to meet future energy needs while ushering in a cleaner, carbon-free era, making a significant impact on the path to a sustainable world. Nevertheless, the broader utilization of H2 faces hurdles concerning its generation, storage, and efficient utilization. Solid materials offer a promising avenue to address these challenges, as their properties can be readily tailored to enhance the efficiency of H2 generation, storage, and utilization. By manipulating their physical, chemical, thermal, and electronic attributes, solid materials can make substantial contributions across all three crucial aspects. Materials based on metal and complex hydrides show promise as hydrogen storage materials. The activation energy for hydrogen desorption is significantly reduced by transition metals doping, improving the materials' capacity to store hydrogen. Bimetallic nanoparticles of transition metals had outstanding catalytic and synergistic effects on the hydrogen adsorption/desorption properties of MgH2 when compared to the case of a single transition metals. Zeolites are superior to metal-organic frameworks due to their simplicity in synthesis, low thermal stabilities, and inexpensive cost. In general, hydrogen hydrates show promise as materials for hydrogen storage, but additional study is required to increase their hydrogen storage volumes, charging speeds, and cycle capabilities. Glass structure factors, such as the connectedness of the regional network, have a role in establishing the hydrogen permeabilities of glasses. The main limitations of these systems are their low volumetric hydrogen storage densities (<20 kg/m3) and the requirement for heating to liberate hydrogen. It's remarkable that organo-transition metal complexes materials showed strong 8.9 and 9.9 wt% hydrogen adsorption capabilities. Such endeavours are imperative to usher in a sustainable H2 powered future. This comprehensive review explores various materials for physisorption and chemisorption-based hydrogen storage, providing in-depth insights and pertinent comparisons to highlight their potential for effective hydrogen storage solutions

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