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Performance and prospects of different adsorbents for phosphorus uptake and recovery from water by Bacelo, Hugo, Pintor, Ariana M.A., Santos, Sílvia C.R., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Botelho, Cidália M.S.

“…[Display omitted] •Review of literature on phosphate uptake from water through adsorption.•Comparative assessment of advantages and disadvantages of different…”
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Photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over TiO2-coated cellulose acetate monolithic structures using solar light by Marinho, Belisa A., Cristóvão, Raquel O., Djellabi, Ridha, Loureiro, José M., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Cellulose acetate monoliths coated with TiO2 were used for Cr(VI) photoreduction.•The presence of citric acid enhanced Cr(VI) reduction by…”
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Oil and grease removal from wastewaters: Sorption treatment as an alternative to state-of-the-art technologies. A critical review by Pintor, Ariana M.A., Vilar, Vítor J.P., Botelho, Cidália M.S., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…[Display omitted] •Oil and grease is a widespread pollutant of several types and sources.•Review of state-of-the-art technologies for oil and grease…”
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Fish canning industry wastewater treatment for water reuse – a case study by Cristóvão, Raquel O., Botelho, Cidália M., Martins, Ramiro J.E., Loureiro, José M., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…The valorization of wastewaters from the fish canning industry is of great concern, not only because of the high quantities generated, but also economic and…”
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Biodegradability enhancement of a pesticide-containing bio-treated wastewater using a solar photo-Fenton treatment step followed by a biological oxidation process by Vilar, Vítor J.P., Moreira, Francisca C., Ferreira, Ana C.C., Sousa, M.A., Gonçalves, C., Alpendurada, M.F., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…This work proposes an efficient combined treatment for the decontamination of a pesticide-containing wastewater resulting from phytopharmaceutical plastic…”
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Immobilization of commercial laccase onto green coconut fiber by adsorption and its application for reactive textile dyes degradation by Cristóvão, Raquel O., Tavares, Ana P.M., Brígida, Ana Iraidy, Loureiro, José M., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Macedo, Eugénia A., Coelho, Maria Alice Z.

“…[Display omitted] ► Coconut fiber was successfully used to immobilize commercial laccase by adsorption. ► The immobilization improved the operational and…”
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Assessing the influence of oil and grease and salt content on fish canning wastewater biodegradation through respirometric tests by Cristóvão, Raquel O., Pinto, Victor M.S., Martins, Ramiro J.E., Loureiro, José M., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…Fish canning industry wastewaters have high organic matter, oil and grease and salt (NaCl) content, which make difficult a proper treatment before discharge…”
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Integrated reduction/oxidation reactions and sorption processes for Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solutions using Laminaria digitata macro-algae by Dittert, Ingrid M., de Lima Brandão, Heloisa, Pina, Frederico, da Silva, Eduardo A.B., de Souza, Selene M.A. Guelli U., de Souza, Antônio Augusto U., Botelho, Cidália M.S., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Integrated reduction reactions and sorption processes for Cr(VI) removal.•Cr(VI) is reduced to Cr(III) by contact with electron-donor groups…”
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Photocatalytic activity of TiO2-coated glass raschig rings on the degradation of phenolic derivatives under simulated solar light irradiation by Sampaio, Maria J., Silva, Cláudia G., Silva, Adrián M.T., Vilar, Vitor J.P., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Faria, Joaquim L.

“…[Display omitted] ► TiO2 coated raschig rings are efficient supports for phenolic photodegradation. ► Coatings of 3 layers of TiO2 P25 produce the best…”
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Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes: A review on their application to synthetic and real wastewaters by Moreira, Francisca C., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Brillas, Enric, Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Review of an extensive number of studies from EAOPs origins up to now.•Appraisal of studies on real effluents in addition to synthetic…”
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Performance evaluation of different solar advanced oxidation processes applied to the treatment of a real textile dyeing wastewater by Manenti, Diego R., Soares, Petrick A., Silva, Tânia F.C.V., Módenes, Aparecido N., Espinoza-Quiñones, Fernando R., Bergamasco, Rosângela, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…The performance of different solar-driven advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), such as TiO 2 /UV, TiO 2 /H 2 O 2 /UV, and Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 /UV–visible in the…”
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Degradation of the antibiotic trimethoprim by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes using a carbon-PTFE air-diffusion cathode and a boron-doped diamond or platinum anode by Moreira, Francisca C., Garcia-Segura, Sergi, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Brillas, Enric, Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…•Comparative study on AO-H2O2, EF, PEF, SPEF, Fenton and photo-Fenton processes.•Assessment of iron concentration, current density, pH and nature of the…”
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Photocatalytic membrane reactor performance towards oxytetracycline removal from synthetic and real matrices: Suspended vs immobilized TiO2-P25 by Espíndola, Jonathan C., Cristóvão, Raquel O., Mendes, Adélio, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •UVA/TiO2-MF hybrid systems are effective for OTC removal from water.•MF-catalyst slurry system showed a higher decline in permeate flux than…”
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Removal of antimony from water by iron-coated cork granulates by Pintor, Ariana M.A., Vieira, Bárbara R.C., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Botelho, Cidália M.S.

“…[Display omitted] •Iron-coated cork adsorbents were successfully applied in antimony removal.•Sb(III) uptake is faster than Sb(V) but with lower maximum…”
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Single and combined electrochemical oxidation driven processes for the treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by Alfonso-Muniozguren, Pello, Cotillas, Salvador, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Moreira, Francisca C., Lee, Judy, Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…Electrochemical oxidation (EO) and EO related processes, either alone or in combination with pre-ozonation, were investigated as a polishing step for…”
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Treatment of a simulated textile wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) with addition of a low-cost adsorbent by Santos, Sílvia C.R., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…•Treating textile dyeing effluents by SBR coupled with waste sludge adsorption.•Metal hydroxide sludge: a good adsorbent for a direct textile dye.•Good…”
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Decolorization and mineralization of Sunset Yellow FCF azo dye by anodic oxidation, electro-Fenton, UVA photoelectro-Fenton and solar photoelectro-Fenton processes by Moreira, Francisca C., Garcia-Segura, Sergi, Vilar, Vítor J.P., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Brillas, Enric

“…•Fast decolorization and almost total mineralization of Sunset Yellow FCF by solar photoelectro-Fenton.•Decreasing oxidation ability for UVA…”
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Scale-up and cost analysis of a photo-Fenton system for sanitary landfill leachate treatment by Silva, Tânia F.C.V., Fonseca, Amélia, Saraiva, Isabel, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Treatment of 100m3/day of a leachate previously oxidized in a biological system.•Integration of biological/chemical–photo-Fenton/biological…”
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Enhancement of a solar photo-Fenton reaction by using ferrioxalate complexes for the treatment of a synthetic cotton-textile dyeing wastewater by Doumic, Lucila I., Soares, Petrick A., Ayude, María A., Cassanello, Miryan, Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Strategies for the treatment of a cotton-textile dyeing wastewater are examined.•Photo Fenton (PF) treatment leads to insoluble…”
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Solar photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) over Fe(III) in the presence of organic sacrificial agents by Marinho, Belisa A., Cristóvão, Raquel O., Loureiro, José M., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…[Display omitted] •Cr(VI) reduction was achieved over Fe(III)-OH complexes using solar light.•The presence of citric acid enhanced Cr(VI) reduction by the…”
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