OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering is 85. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Ecotoxicological and health concerns of persistent coloring pollutants of textile industry wastewater and treatment approaches for environmental safety	438
Technological trends in heavy metals removal from industrial wastewater: A review	336
Current scenario and challenges in adsorption for water treatment	269
Metal oxides and metal organic frameworks for the photocatalytic degradation: A review	262
A review on TiO2/g-C3N4 visible-light- responsive photocatalysts for sustainable energy generation and environmental remediation	224
Adsorption of potentially toxic elements in water by modified biochar: A review	190
Biosorption and removal of toxic heavy metals by metal tolerating bacteria for bioremediation of metal contamination: A comprehensive review	189
Improving cesium removal to clean-up the contaminated water using modified conjugate material	178
River water quality index prediction and uncertainty analysis: A comparative study of machine learning models	157
Is one performing the treatment data of adsorption kinetics correctly?	156
Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) strategies for wastewater management and resource recovery – Analysis, challenges and prospects	156
An environmental and health perspective for COVID-19 outbreak: Meteorology and air quality influence, sewage epidemiology indicator, hospitals disinfection, drug therapies and recommendations	154
Sewage analysis as a tool for the COVID-19 pandemic response and management: the urgent need for optimised protocols for SARS-CoV-2 detection and quantification	151
Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production and degradation of organic pollutants from Fe (III) doped TiO2 nanoparticles	146
A review of the feedstocks, catalysts, and intensification techniques for sustainable biodiesel production	144
CO2 towards fuels: A review of catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons	144
Parametric optimization by Box–Behnken design for synthesis of magnetic chitosan-benzil/ZnO/Fe3O4 nanocomposite and textile dye removal	143
Photocatalytic degradation of real textile and tannery effluent using biosynthesized magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs), heavy metal adsorption, phytotoxicity, and antimicrobial activity	143
Critical green routing synthesis of silver NPs using jasmine flower extract for biological activities and photocatalytical degradation of methylene blue	143
Effect of chemically synthesis compared to biosynthesized ZnO-NPs using Solanum nigrum leaf extract and their photocatalytic, antibacterial and in-vitro antioxidant activity	138
Phytogenic fabrication of ZnO and gold decorated ZnO nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B	138
A review on the treatment of textile industry waste effluents towards the development of efficient mitigation strategy: An integrated system design approach	137
Carbon dioxide removal through physical adsorption using carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous adsorbents: A review	135
Photodegradation of organic pollutants using heterojunctions: A review	135
Thermodynamic parameters of liquid–phase adsorption process calculated from different equilibrium constants related to adsorption isotherms: A comparison study	135

Graphene based nanomaterials for strain sensor application—a review	135
An overview on WO3 based photocatalyst for environmental remediation	135
Nanomaterials: Applications, waste-handling, environmental toxicities, and future challenges – A review	132
Review of fluoride removal from water environment by adsorption	132
Azurobine degradation using Fe2O3@multi-walled carbon nanotube activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) under UVA-LED irradiation: performance, mechanism and environmental application	132
Biopolymers and composites: Properties, characterization and their applications in food, medical and pharmaceutical industries	132
A review on hospital wastewater treatment: A special emphasis on occurrence and removal of pharmaceutically active compounds, resistant microorganisms, and SARS-CoV-2	131
Statistical modeling and mechanistic pathway for methylene blue dye removal by high surface area and mesoporous grass-based activated carbon using K2CO3 activator	130
Municipal solid waste as a sustainable resource for energy production: State-of-the-art review	129
Simultaneous removal of Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), and Zn(II) ions from aqueous solutions via adsorption on FAU-type zeolites prepared from coal fly ash	129
Photocatalytic degradation of malachite green and methylene blue over reduced graphene oxide (rGO) based metal oxides (rGO-Fe3O4/TiO2) nanocomposite under UV-visible light irradiation	127
A mechanistic approach of chromium (VI) adsorption onto manganese oxides and boehmite	124
Emerging contaminants in wastewater: A critical review on occurrence, existing legislations, risk assessment, and sustainable treatment alternatives	123
To regulate or not to regulate? What to do with more toxic disinfection by-products?	119
Green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles via Allium sativum extract and its characterizations on antimicrobial, antioxidant, antilarvicidal activities	118
Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using copper terephthalate frameworks and CuO@C composite	117
The utilization of agro-biomass/byproducts for effective bio-removal of dyes from dyeing wastewater: A comprehensive review	116
Macroporous Cu-MOF@cellulose acetate membrane serviceable in selective removal of dimethoate pesticide from wastewater	115
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced waste scenario: A short overview	114
Limitations and prospects of sulfate-radical based advanced oxidation processes	114
Removal of heavy metals by covalent organic frameworks (COFs): A review on its mechanism and adsorption properties	113
One-step green approach to synthesize highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots from banana juice for selective detection of copper ions	112
Xanthan gum-derived materials for applications in environment and eco-friendly materials: A review	111
Heterogeneous photodegradation of industrial dyes: An insight to different mechanisms and rate affecting parameters	109
Preparation of activated carbon from peanut shell with KOH activation and its application for H2S adsorption in confined space	109
Review on the progress in emission control technologies for the abatement of CO2, SOx and NOx from fuel combustion	108
Biopolymeric sustainable materials and their emerging applications	105
From plastic waste to wealth using chemical recycling: A review	104
Tunable photocatalytic activity of SrTiO3 for water splitting: Strategies and future scenario	103
Removal of captopril pharmaceutical from synthetic pharmaceutical-industry wastewaters: Use of activated carbon derived from Butia catarinensis	103
Modeling and Box-Behnken design optimization of photocatalytic parameters for efficient removal of dye by lanthanum-doped mesoporous TiO2	103
Environmental impact of emerging desalination technologies: A preliminary evaluation	101
An overview of heterojunctioned ZnFe2O4 photocatalyst for enhanced oxidative water purification	101
Recent advances in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates via CO2 cycloaddition to epoxides	99
Recent trends in developments of active metals and heterogenous materials for catalytic CO2 hydrogenation to renewable methane: A review	98
Recent developments in fluorescent and colorimetric chemosensors based on schiff bases for metallic cations detection: A review	98
Zeolite-based composites for the adsorption of toxic matters from water: A review	98
COVID-19 pandemic and emerging plastic-based personal protective equipment waste pollution and management in Africa	97
Adsorption mercury, cobalt, and nickel with a reclaimable and magnetic composite of hydroxyapatite/Fe3O4/polydopamine	97
UV/Chlorine process for dye degradation in aqueous solution: Mechanism, affecting factors and toxicity evaluation for textile wastewater	97
Removal of heavy metals from soil with biochar composite: A critical review of the mechanism	95
Prediction of air pollution index (API) using support vector machine (SVM)	95
Synergistic advanced oxidation process for the fast degradation of ciprofloxacin antibiotics using a GO/CuMOF-magnetic ternary nanocomposite	94
Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon from biomass date seeds for carbon dioxide adsorption	94
Membrane fouling and fouling mitigation in oil–water separation: A review	93
A review of hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solutions by sorption technique using nanomaterials	93
Azo dye adsorption on an industrial waste-transformed hydroxyapatite adsorbent: Kinetics, isotherms, mechanism and regeneration studies	92
High performance and ultrafast reduction of 4-nitrophenol using metal-organic frameworks	90
An eco-friendly approach to textile and tannery wastewater treatment using maghemite nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3-NPs) fabricated by Penicillium expansum strain (K-w)	90
Use of membrane distillation for oily wastewater treatment – A review	90

Titania modified gum tragacanth based hydrogel nanocomposite for water remediation	89
Ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass: An in-depth analysis of pre-treatment methods, fermentation approaches and detoxification processes	89
Use of immobilized bacteria for environmental bioremediation: A review	88
Green synthesis of a silver nanoparticle using Moringa oleifera seed and its applications for antimicrobial and sun-light mediated photocatalytic water detoxification	88
Green chemistry route of biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles using Psidium guajava leaf extract and their antibacterial activity and effective removal of industrial dyes	87
Green synthesis of antibacterial and antifungal silver nanoparticles using Citrus limetta peel extract: Experimental and theoretical studies	87
Investigation on adsorption behaviors of heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Cr3+, Hg2+ and Pb2+) through low-cost/active manganese dioxide-modified magnetic biochar derived from palm kernel cake residue	86
The enhanced peroxymonosulfate-assisted photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light by g-C3N4/Na-BiVO4 heterojunction catalyst and its mechanism	86
Mycosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using the extract of Flammulina velutipes, Physalacriaceae, and their efficacy for decolorization of methylene blue	85
A review of advances in engineered composite materials popular for wastewater treatment	85
Titanium dioxide based self-cleaning smart surfaces: A short review	85
Membrane distillation using low-grade energy for desalination: A review	85