Title: Highly cited articles about organic leachate treatment by Fenton method in 21st century: a bibliometric and visualised analysis

Authors: Erfan Nabavi; Mohammadreza Sabour; Ghorban Ali Dezvareh; Majid Ehteshami

Addresses: Faculty of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran ' Faculty of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran ' Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Iran ' Faculty of Civil Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran

Abstract: The debate of leachate is one of the hot topics of world today, and the purification of this factor is one of the challenges of many experts. Organic wastewater treatment becomes a critical problem in sustainable advancement, while it involves a high number of refractory and toxic organic pollutants. Finding the best method of leachate treatment, especially the leachate of organic waste is one of the significant problems and concerns of researchers today. Applying Fenton method, research and articles on leachate and waste treatment have dramatically increased in recent years. In comparison to other AOPs, Fenton process is the most popular due to its some exciting benefits. This bibliometric study was performed using the authoritative source of the Scopus site using VOSviewr analytical software. Brillas had the highest number of articles and researches with 30 works and chong m.n with 2,709 citations had the highest number of citations to articles.

Keywords: author citations; Fenton process; organic leachate treatment; review article; research trends.

DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2023.131930

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, 2023 Vol.19 No.3, pp.266 - 284

Received: 07 Apr 2021
Accepted: 03 Aug 2021
Published online: 05 Jul 2023 *

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