Nanotechnology Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment

Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review

Fu, F., & Wang, Q. (2011) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.11.011 · Cited by 8,703

The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles

Morones‐Ramírez, J. R., Elechiguerra, J. L., Camacho, A., Holt, K. B., Kouri, J. B., Tapia-Ramı́rez, J., & Yacamán, M. J. (2005) · Nanotechnology · doi:10.1088/0957-4484/16/10/059 · Cited by 6,690

Silver nanoparticles as a new generation of antimicrobials

Rai, M., Yadav, A., & Gade, A. (2008) · Biotechnology Advances · doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.09.002 · Cited by 6,182

Gold Nanoparticles in Chemical and Biological Sensing

Saha, K., Agasti, S. S., Kim, C., Li, X., & Rotello, V. M. (2012) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/cr2001178 · Cited by 4,637

An overview of semiconductor photocatalysis

Mills, A. A., & Hunte, S. L. (1997) · Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry · doi:10.1016/s1010-6030(97)00118-4 · Cited by 3,772

A review of the antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials and potential implications for human health and the environment

Marambio‐Jones, C., & Hoek, E. M. V. (2010) · Journal of Nanoparticle Research · doi:10.1007/s11051-010-9900-y · Cited by 2,923

Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts

Xiang, Q., Yu, J., & Jaroniec, M. (2012) · Chem. Soc. Rev. · doi:10.1039/c1cs15172j · Cited by 2,730

Antimicrobial nanomaterials for water disinfection and microbial control: Potential applications and implications

Li, Q., Mahendra, S., Lyon, D. Y., Brunet, L., Liga, M. V., Li, D., & Alvarez, P. J. J. (2008) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2008.08.015 · Cited by 2,419

Comparison of Arsenic(V) and Arsenic(III) Sorption onto Iron Oxide Minerals: Implications for Arsenic Mobility

Dixit, S., & Hering, J. G. (2003) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es030309t · Cited by 2,413

Silver nanoparticles: mechanism of antimicrobial action, synthesis, medical applications, and toxicity effects

Prabhu, S., & Poulose, E. K. (2012) · International nano letters. · doi:10.1186/2228-5326-2-32 · Cited by 2,307

Heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by nanosized metal oxides: A review

Hua, M., Zhang, S., Pan, B., Zhang, W., Lv, L., & Zhang, Q. (2012) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.016 · Cited by 2,193

Surface Modifications for Antifouling Membranes

Rana, D. K., & Matsuura, T. (2010) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/cr800208y · Cited by 2,165

Nanofiltration membranes review: Recent advances and future prospects

Mohammad, A. W., Teow, Y. H., Ang, W. L., Chung, Y. T., Oatley-Radcliffe, D. L., & Hilal, N. (2014) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.043 · Cited by 2,049

Use of iron oxide nanomaterials in wastewater treatment: A review

Xu, P., Zeng, G., Huang, D. L., Feng, C., Hu, S., Zhao, M. H., Lai, C., Wei, Z., Huang, C., Xie, G. X., et al. (2012) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.023 · Cited by 1,938

Few-Layered Graphene Oxide Nanosheets As Superior Sorbents for Heavy Metal Ion Pollution Management

Zhao, G., Li, J., Ren, X., Chen, C., & Wang, X. (2011) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es203439v · Cited by 1,847

Antimicrobial activity of the metals and metal oxide nanoparticles

Dizaj, S. M., Lotfipour, F., Barzegar-Jalali, M., Zarrintan, M. H., & Adibkia, K. (2014) · Materials Science and Engineering C · doi:10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.031 · Cited by 1,753

Selective removal of the heavy metal ions from waters and industrial wastewaters by ion-exchange method

Da̧browski, A., Hubicki, Z., Podkościelny, P., & Robens, E. (2004) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.03.006 · Cited by 1,717

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery and biosensing applications

Slowing, I. I., Trewyn, B. G., Giri, S., & Lin, V. S. ‐. (2007) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.200601191 · Cited by 1,699

Enhanced bioactivity of ZnO nanoparticles—an antimicrobial study

Padmavathy, N., & Vijayaraghavan, R. (2008) · Science and Technology of Advanced Materials · doi:10.1088/1468-6996/9/3/035004 · Cited by 1,683

Synthesizing Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid and Complete Dechlorination of TCE and PCBs

Wang, C.-B., & Zhang, W. (1997) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es970039c · Cited by 1,612

Environmental Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

Mauter, M. S., & Elimelech, M. (2008) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es8006904 · Cited by 1,587

Textile dyeing industry an environmental hazard

Kant, R. (2012) · Natural Science · doi:10.4236/ns.2012.41004 · Cited by 1,545

Antimicrobial activity of metal oxide nanoparticles against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: a comparative study

Azam, A., Ahmed, A. S., Oves, Khan, Habib, & Memić, A. (2012) · International Journal of Nanomedicine · doi:10.2147/ijn.s35347 · Cited by 1,483

Progress, challenge and perspective of heterogeneous photocatalysts

Qu, Y., & Duan, X. (2013) · Chem. Soc. Rev. · doi:10.1039/c2cs35355e · Cited by 1,466

Water purification by semiconductor photocatalysis

Mills, A. A., Davies, R. H., & Worsley, D. A. (1993) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/cs9932200417 · Cited by 1,427

Photocatalytic Carbon‐Nanotube–TiO2 Composites

Woan, K. V., Pyrgiotakis, G., & Sigmund, W. M. (2009) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.200802738 · Cited by 1,403

Antibacterial Effects of Carbon Nanotubes: Size Does Matter!

Kang, S., Herzberg, M., Rodrigues, D. F., & Elimelech, M. (2008) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/la800951v · Cited by 1,184

Microbial contamination of drinking water and disease outcomes in developing regions

Ashbolt, N. J. (2004) · Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.tox.2004.01.030 · Cited by 1,107

Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment

Yin, J., & Deng, B. (2015) · Journal of Membrane Science · doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2014.11.019 · Cited by 1,089

A review of reverse osmosis membrane fouling and control strategies

Jiang, S., Li, Y., & Ladewig, B. P. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.235 · Cited by 1,003

Water purification using magnetic assistance: A review

Ambashta, R. D., & Sillanpää, M. E. T. (2010) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.105 · Cited by 992

Antimicrobial Properties of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets: Why Size Matters

Perreault, F., de Faria, A. F., Nejati, S., & Elimelech, M. (2015) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/acsnano.5b02067 · Cited by 987

Carbon nanotube membranes for water purification: A bright future in water desalination

Das, R., Ali, M. E., Hamid, S. B. A., Ramakrishna, S., & Chowdhury, Z. Z. (2014) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2013.12.026 · Cited by 884

Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles and Their Biomedical Applications

Tiwari, P. M., Vig, K., Dennis, V. A., & Singh, S. R. (2011) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano1010031 · Cited by 842

Carbon Nanotube Gas and Vapor Sensors

Kauffman, D. R., & Star, A. (2008) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200704488 · Cited by 827

Effective removal of heavy metal ions Cd2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ from aqueous solution by polymer-modified magnetic nanoparticles

Ge, F., Li, M., Ye, H., & Zhao, B. (2011) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.013 · Cited by 803

Ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to aquatic invertebrates: a brief review and recommendations for future toxicity testing

Baun, A., Hartmann, N., Grieger, K., & Kusk, K. (2008) · Ecotoxicology · doi:10.1007/s10646-008-0208-y · Cited by 761

Surface Modification of Water Purification Membranes

Miller, D. J., Dreyer, D. R., Bielawski, C. W., Paul, D. R., & Freeman, B. D. (2016) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201601509 · Cited by 759

Semiconductor Photocatalysis — Past, Present, and Future Outlook

Serpone, N., & Emeline, A. V. (2012) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/jz300071j · Cited by 757

Graphene-based electronic sensors

He, Q., Wu, S., Yin, Z., & Zhang, H. (2012) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c2sc20205k · Cited by 747

Adsorptive remediation of environmental pollutants using novel graphene-based nanomaterials

Wang, S., Sun, H., Ang, H. M., & Tadé, M. O. (2013) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.070 · Cited by 735

Nanotechnology and Water Treatment: Applications and Emerging Opportunities

Theron, J., Walker, J. A., & Cloete, T. E. (2008) · Critical Reviews in Microbiology · doi:10.1080/10408410701710442 · Cited by 730

Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Biosensing Applications

Dória, G., Conde, J., Veigas, B., Giestas, L., Almeida, C., Assunção, M., Rosa, J., & Baptista, P. V. (2012) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s120201657 · Cited by 724

Application of carbon nanotube technology for removal of contaminants in drinking water: A review

Upadhyayula, V. K. K., Deng, S., Mitchell, M. C., & Smith, G. B. (2009) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.027 · Cited by 723

Biofunctional magnetic nanoparticles for protein separation and pathogen detection

Gu, H., Xu, K., Xu, C., & Xu, B. (2006) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/b514130c · Cited by 715

Adsorption of heavy metal ions with carbon nanotubes

Stafiej, A., & Pyrzyńska, K. (2007) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2007.07.008 · Cited by 636

Synthesis of a novel and stable g-C3N4–Ag3PO4 hybrid nanocomposite photocatalyst and study of the photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Kumar, S., Tonda, S., Baruah, A., & Shanker, V. (2013) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c3ta00186e · Cited by 623

Rapid removal and recovery of Pb(II) from wastewater by magnetic nanoadsorbents

Nassar, N. N. (2010) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.08.069 · Cited by 598

Removal of Pb(ii) ions from aqueous solutions on few-layered graphene oxide nanosheets

Zhao, G., Ren, X., Gao, X., Tan, X., Li, J., Chen, C., Huang, Y., & Wang, X. (2011) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/c1dt11005e · Cited by 563

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets on Polyamide Membranes for Durable Reverse-Osmosis Applications

Choi, W., Choi, J., Bang, J., & Lee, J. (2013) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am403790s · Cited by 551

Facile synthesis of rhombic dodecahedral AgX/Ag3PO4 (X = Cl, Br, I) heterocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic properties and stabilities

Bi, Y., Ouyang, S., Cao, J., & Ye, J. (2011) · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics · doi:10.1039/c1cp20488b · Cited by 545

Cost-effective and eco-friendly synthesis of novel and stable N-doped ZnO/g-C3N4 core–shell nanoplates with excellent visible-light responsive photocatalysis

Kumar, S., Baruah, A., Tonda, S., Kumar, B., Shanker, V., & Sreedhar, B. (2014) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c3nr05271k · Cited by 471

Biosensing with Luminescent Semiconductor Quantum Dots

Sapsford, K. E., Pons, T., Medintz, I. L., & Mattoussi, H. M. (2006) · Sensors · doi:10.3390/s6080925 · Cited by 427

Inorganic nano-adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals and arsenic: a review

Zito, P. A., & Shipley, H. J. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra02714d · Cited by 426

Synthesis of Magnetically Separable and Recyclable g-C3N4–Fe3O4 Hybrid Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance under Visible-Light Irradiation

Kumar, S., Tonda, S., Kumar, B., Baruah, A., & Shanker, V. (2013) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/jp409651g · Cited by 424

An Overview of Nanomaterials for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Lu, H., Wang, J., Stoller, M., Wang, T., Bao, Y., & Hao, H. (2016) · Advances in Materials Science and Engineering · doi:10.1155/2016/4964828 · Cited by 424

Zwitterion Functionalized Carbon Nanotube/Polyamide Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Desalination

Chan, W.-F., Chen, H., Surapathi, A., Taylor, M. G., Shao, X., Marand, E., & Johnson, J. K. (2013) · ACS Nano · doi:10.1021/nn4011494 · Cited by 380

Heavy metals [chromium (VI) and lead (II)] removal from water using mesoporous magnetite (Fe3O4) nanospheres

Kumari, M., Pittman, C. U., & Mohan, D. (2014) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2014.09.012 · Cited by 378

Polymer functionalized nanocomposites for metals removal from water and wastewater: An overview

Lofrano, G., Carotenuto, M., Libralato, G., Domingos, R. F., Markus, A., Dini, L., Gautam, R. K., Baldantoni, D., Rossi, M., Sharma, S. K., et al. (2016) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2016.01.033 · Cited by 350

Upconversion nanoparticles based FRET aptasensor for rapid and ultrasenstive bacteria detection

Jin, B., Wang, S., Lin, M., Jin, Y., Zhang, S., Cui, X., Gong, Y. M., Li, A., Xu, F., & Lu, T. J. (2016) · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · doi:10.1016/j.bios.2016.10.029 · Cited by 343

Ultrasensitive Sensing of Hg2+ and CH3Hg+ Based on the Fluorescence Quenching of Lysozyme Type VI-Stabilized Gold Nanoclusters

Lin, Y., & Tseng, W. (2010) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/ac101427y · Cited by 336

Desalination by biomimetic aquaporin membranes: Review of status and prospects

Tang, C. Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, R., et al. (2012) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2012.07.007 · Cited by 325

High-Performance Reverse Osmosis CNT/Polyamide Nanocomposite Membrane by Controlled Interfacial Interactions

Kim, H. J., Choi, K., Baek, Y., Kim, D., Shim, J., Yoon, J., & Lee, J. (2014) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am405398f · Cited by 303

Pb(II) removal of Fe3O4@SiO2–NH2 core–shell nanomaterials prepared via a controllable sol–gel process

Zhang, J., Zhai, S., Li, S., Xiao, Z., Song, Y., An, Q., & Tian, G. (2012) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.043 · Cited by 299

Cell membrane damage and protein interaction induced by copper containing nanoparticles—Importance of the metal release process

Karlsson, H. L., Cronholm, P., Hedberg, Y. S., Tornberg, M., Battice, L. D., Svedhem, S., & Wallinder, I. O. (2013) · Toxicology · doi:10.1016/j.tox.2013.07.012 · Cited by 286

Methyl Arsenic Adsorption and Desorption Behavior on Iron Oxides

Lafferty, B. J., & Loeppert, R. H. (2005) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es048701+ · Cited by 278

Immediate Detection of Living Bacteria at Ultralow Concentrations Using a Carbon Nanotube Based Potentiometric Aptasensor

Zelada‐Guillén, G. A., Riu, J., Düzgün, A., & Rius, F. X. (2009) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200902090 · Cited by 275

Nanomaterial Enabled Biosensors for Pathogen Monitoring - A Review

Vikesland, P. J., & Wigginton, K. R. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es903704z · Cited by 269

Fabrication and Water Treatment Application of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs)-Based Composite Membranes: A Review

Ma, L., Dong, X., Chen, M., Zhu, L., Wang, C., Yang, F., & Dong, Y. (2017) · Membranes · doi:10.3390/membranes7010016 · Cited by 262

Sol–Gel Synthesis and Characterization of Ag and Au Nanoparticles in SiO 2 , TiO 2 , and ZrO 2 Thin Films

Epifani, M., Giannini, C., Tapfer, L., et al. (2000) · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01566.x · Cited by 255

Ordered mesoporous Ag-doped TiO 2 /SnO 2 nanocomposite based highly sensitive and selective VOC sensors

Tomer, V. K., & Duhan, S. (2015) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c5ta08336b · Cited by 233

Detection of Single Bacterial Pathogens with Semiconductor Quantum Dots

Hahn, M. A., Tabb, J. S., & Krauss, T. D. (2005) · Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1021/ac050641i · Cited by 229

A little knowledge...

Brumfiel, G. (2003) · Nature · doi:10.1038/424246a · Cited by 228

Meldrum’s Acid Modified Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Polyvinylidene Fluoride Microfiltration Membrane for Dye Water Treatment and Nanoparticle Removal

Gopakumar, D. A., Pasquini, D., Henrique, M. A., et al. (2017) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02952 · Cited by 228

Antimicrobial action and efficiency of silver-loaded zeolite X

Kwakye-Awuah, B., Williams, C. D., Kenward, M. A., et al. (2008) · Journal of Applied Microbiology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03673.x · Cited by 206

Nanoparticles as Adsorbent; A Positive Approach for Removal of Noxious Metal Ions: A Review

Gupta, V. K., Tyagi, I., Sadegh, H., Shahryari-ghoshekandi, R., Hamdy, A. S., & Maazinejad, B. (2015) · Science Technology and Development · doi:10.3923/std.2015.195.214 · Cited by 206

Gold-based screen-printed sensor for detection of trace lead

Laschi, S., Palchetti, I., & Mascini, M. (2005) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2005.05.028 · Cited by 199

Bacterial Spore Detection by [Tb3+(macrocycle)(dipicolinate)] Luminescence

Cable, M. L., Kirby, J., Sorasaenee, K. R., et al. (2007) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja061831t · Cited by 188

Removal of copper, nickel and chromium mixtures from metal plating wastewater by adsorption with modified carbon foam

Lee, C., Lee, S., Park, J.-A., et al. (2016) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.093 · Cited by 179

Graphene Aerogels Decorated with α-FeOOH Nanoparticles for Efficient Adsorption of Arsenic from Contaminated Waters

Anđelković, I., Tran, D., Kabiri, S., Azari, S., Marković, M., & Lošić, D. (2015) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.5b01624 · Cited by 178

Nanofiltration Membrane with a Mussel-Inspired Interlayer for Improved Permeation Performance

Yang, X., Du, Y., Zhang, X., He, A., & Xu, Z. (2017) · Langmuir · doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04465 · Cited by 178

Nanotechnology-enabled water treatment and reuse: emerging opportunities and challenges for developing countries

Brame, J. A., Li, Q., & Alvarez, P. J. J. (2011) · Trends in Food Science & Technology · doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2011.01.004 · Cited by 171

Synthesis of monodisperse Fe3O4@silica core–shell microspheres and their application for removal of heavy metal ions from water

Hu, H., Wang, Z., & Pan, L. (2009) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.11.204 · Cited by 163

A facile nanocasting synthesis of mesoporous Ag-doped SnO 2 nanostructures with enhanced humidity sensing performance

Tomer, V. K., & Duhan, S. (2015) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2015.09.139 · Cited by 156

Green synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoflower and its application for the removal of divalent metallic species from synthetic wastewater

Srivastava, V., Sharma, Y. C., & Sillanpää, M. E. T. (2015) · Ceramics International · doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.01.112 · Cited by 145

A porous, crystalline truxene-based covalent organic framework and its application in humidity sensing

Singh, H., Tomer, V. K., Jena, N., et al. (2017) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c7ta05043g · Cited by 145

An excellent humidity sensor based on In–SnO 2 loaded mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride

Malik, R., Tomer, V. K., Chaudhary, V., Dahiya, M. S., Sharma, A., Nehra, S. P., Duhan, S., & Kailasam, K. (2017) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c7ta02860a · Cited by 140

Rapid acetone detection using indium loaded WO3/SnO2 nanohybrid sensor

Tomer, V. K., Singh, K., Kaur, H., Shorie, M., & Sabherwal, P. (2017) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2017.06.179 · Cited by 137

Carbon nanotubes-based chemiresistive biosensors for detection of microorganisms

García‐Aljaro, C., Cella, L. N., Shirale, D. J., et al. (2010) · Biosensors and Bioelectronics · doi:10.1016/j.bios.2010.07.077 · Cited by 135

Synthesis of covalently bonded graphene oxide–iron magnetic nanoparticles and the kinetics of mercury removal

Diagboya, P. N. E., Olu-Owolabi, B. I., & Adebowale, K. O. (2014) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c4ra13126f · Cited by 127

Synthesis of novel and stable g-C 3 N 4 /N-doped SrTiO 3 hybrid nanocomposites with improved photocurrent and photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

Kumar, S., Tonda, S., Baruah, A., Kumar, B., & Shanker, V. (2014) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/c4dt01076k · Cited by 125

Composite nanofloral clusters of carbon nanotubes and activated alumina: An efficient sorbent for heavy metal removal

Sankararamakrishnan, N., Jaiswal, M., & Verma, N. (2013) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.070 · Cited by 123

Cubic mesoporous Ag@CN: a high performance humidity sensor

Tomer, V. K., Thangaraj, N., Gahlot, S., & Kailasam, K. (2016) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c6nr08039a · Cited by 118

A paper based microfluidic device for the detection of arsenic using a gold nanosensor

Nath, P., Arun, R. K., & Chanda, N. (2014) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c4ra12946f · Cited by 116

Ordered mesoporous In-(TiO2/WO3) nanohybrid: An ultrasensitive n-butanol sensor

Malik, R., Tomer, V. K., Chaudhary, V., et al. (2016) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2016.08.022 · Cited by 112

Studies on the adsorption of chromium(VI) onto 3-Mercaptopropionic acid coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

Burks, T., Àvila, M., Akhtar, F., Göthelid, M., Lansåker, P. C., Toprak, M. S., Muhammed, M. A., & Uheida, A. (2014) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2014.03.025 · Cited by 100

Highly sensitive and selective volatile organic amine (VOA) sensors using mesoporous WO 3 –SnO 2 nanohybrids

Tomer, V. K., Devi, S., Malik, R., et al. (2016) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2016.01.124 · Cited by 99

Preparation and characterization of multi-carboxyl-functionalized silica gel for removal of Cu (II), Cd (II), Ni (II) and Zn (II) from aqueous solution

Li, M., Li, M., Chang-gen, F., et al. (2014) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.06.038 · Cited by 97

A low temperature, highly sensitive and fast response toluene gas sensor based on In(III)-SnO2 loaded cubic mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride

Malik, R., Tomer, V. K., Chaudhary, V., Dahiya, M. S., Nehra, S. P., Duhan, S., & Kailasam, K. (2017) · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical · doi:10.1016/j.snb.2017.09.193 · Cited by 94

Magnetically ultraresponsive nanoscavengers for next-generation water purification systems

Zhang, M., Xie, X. H., Tang, M., et al. (2013) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms2892 · Cited by 92

Sorption of Chromate and PCE by Surfactant-Modified Clay Minerals

Li, Z., & Bowman, R. S. (1998) · Environmental Engineering Science · doi:10.1089/ees.1998.15.237 · Cited by 91

Cysteine capped gold nanoparticles for naked eye detection of E. coli bacteria in UTI patients

Raj, V., Vijayan, A. N., & Joseph, K. (2015) · Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research · doi:10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.05.004 · Cited by 86

Near-Room-Temperature Ethanol Detection Using Ag-Loaded Mesoporous Carbon Nitrides

Tomer, V. K., Malik, R., & Kailasam, K. (2017) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.7b00479 · Cited by 86

Synthesis of highly efficient and recyclable visible-light responsive mesoporous g-C3N4 photocatalyst via facile template-free sonochemical route

Kumar, S., Tonda, S., Kumar, B., Baruah, A., & Shanker, V. (2013) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c3ra43942a · Cited by 78

One pot synthesis of mesoporous ZnO–SiO 2 nanocomposite as high performance humidity sensor

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