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Article Hybrid Heroes of Water Treatment: the Rise of Biochar-Modified Metal Organic Frameworks(Elsevier Science Sa, 2026) Gungormus, Elif; Goren, A. Yagmur; Khataee, AlirezaBiochar-metal organic framework (BC-MOF) composites are highly promising for water treatment due to their synergistic properties. In this regard, this review paper highlights their outstanding performance in removing various pollutants from water. The applications of these composites cover various environmental remediation processes, such as adsorption, photocatalysis, persulfate activation, and Fenton-like degradation. BC-MOF composites have demonstrated high performance in environmental applications, achieving pollutant removal efficiencies exceeding 90 % through adsorption and photocatalytic degradation. Moreover, degradation processes through advanced oxidation pathways, which produce active radicals, such as hydroxyl and superoxide radical-mediated breakdowns, significantly enhance the mineralization of organic pollutants. Many composites also retained >80 % of their initial capacity after 4-6 cycles, indicating good reusability. Overall, BC-MOF composites present a sustainable, high-performance solution for contaminant removal, with broad applicability against antibiotics, dyes, heavy metals, pesticides, and fluoride ions.Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9How Does Arsenic Speciation (arsenite and Arsenate) in Groundwater Affect the Performance of an Aerated Electrocoagulation Reactor and Human Health Risk?(Elsevier, 2022) Gören, Ayşegül Yağmur; Kobya, Mehmet; Khataee, AlirezaArsenic (As) occurrence in water resources has become one of the most critical environmental problems worldwide. The detrimental health impacts on humans have been reported due to the consumption of As-contaminated groundwater resources. Consumption of As-containing water over the long term can cause arsenicosis and chronic effects on human health due to its toxicity. Several treatment processes are available for As removals such as coagulation, ion exchange, adsorption, and membrane technologies but they have various major drawbacks. In the present work, therefore, an aerated electrocoagulation (EC) system with aluminum anodes was operated for simultaneous arsenate (As(V)) and arsenite (As(III)) removal to overcome the disadvantages of other processes such as, sludge formation, difficulties in operation, high operating costs, high energy consumption, and the requirement of pre-treatment process and to enhance the conventional EC process. The combined effects of the applied current (0.075–0.3 A), aeration rate (0–6 L/min), pH (6.5–8.5), and As speciation (As(V)-As(III)) were studied on As removal efficiency. The findings revealed that As removal mostly depended on the airflow rate and the applied current in the EC system. The highest As removal efficiency (99.1%) was obtained at an airflow rate of 6 L/min, a pH of 6.5, an initial As (V) concentration of 200 μg/L, and a current of 0.3 A, with an energy consumption of 2.85 kWh/m3 and an operating cost of 0.66 $/m3. The human health risk assessment of treated water was also examined to understand the performance of the EC system. At most of the experimental runs, the chronic toxic risk (CTR) and carcinogenic risk (CR) of As were within the permissible limits except for an airflow rate of 0–2 L/min, an initial pH of 8.5, and a current of 0.075–0.15 A for high initial As (III) concentrations. Overall, the As removal performance and groundwater risk assessment show that the EC process is a promising option for industrial applications.