ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Sorption of Organic Pollutants by Humic Acids: A Review.
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- PFAS-induced morpho-physiological, photosynthetic and tissue accumulation responses of pot-grown hemp, sunflower and maize under soil amendment with humic acids.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Chromatographic-Based Binding and Thermodynamic Studies of Antibiotic Micropollutants with Humic Acid Using Affinity Microcolumns.Journal of separation science · 2026Article
- Au-decorated ZnO microspheres for SERS detection and removal of trace 2-mercaptobenzothiazole from environmental water.Mikrochimica acta · 2025Article
- Steam activated hydrochar from wine waste for the removal of pharmaceutical micropollutants from water.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Biomedical Applications of Humic Substances: From Natural Biopolymers to Therapeutic Agents.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Effective Inhibitor Removal from Wastewater Samples Increases Sensitivity of RT-dPCR and Sequencing Analyses and Enhances the Stability of Wastewater-Based Surveillance.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Role of Humic Substances in the (Bio)Degradation of Synthetic Polymers under Environmental Conditions.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Biodegradation of Imazethapyr by Bacterial Strain IM9601 Isolated from Agricultural Soil.Current microbiology · 2023Article
- Enhanced Sorption Performance of Natural Zeolites Modified with pH-Fractionated Humic Acids for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Water.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Application of Electrochemical Oxidation for Water and Wastewater Treatment: An Overview.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Humic Substances as a Versatile Intermediary.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Electrochemical Removal of Nitrogen Compounds from a Simulated Saline Wastewater.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The involvement of organic acids in soil fertility, plant health and environment sustainability.Archives of microbiology · 2022Review
- Influence of Organic Matter on the Sorption of Cefdinir, Memantine and Praziquantel on Different Soil and Sediment Samples.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Dynamic Adsorption Properties of Insoluble Humic Acid/Tourmaline Composite Particles for Iron and Manganese in Mine Wastewater.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Humic acids (HA) are promising green materials for water and wastewater treatment. They show a strong ability to sorb cationic and hydrophobic organic pollutants. Cationic compounds interact mainly by electrostatic interaction with the deprotonated carboxylic groups of HA. Other functional groups of HA such as quinones, may form covalent bonds with aromatic ammines or similar organic compounds. Computational and experimental works show that the interaction of HA with hydrophobic organics is mainly due to π-π interactions, hydrophobic effect and hydrogen bonding. Several works report that sorbing efficiency is related to the hydrophobicity of the sorbate. Papers about the interaction between organic pollutants and humic acids dissolved in solution, in the solid state and adsorbed onto solid particles, like aluminosilicates and magnetic materials, are reviewed and discussed. A short discussion of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the sorption process, with indication of the main mistakes reported in literature, is also given.
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