A cost effective SiO2–CaO–Na2O bio-glass derived from bio-waste resources for biomedical applications

S Palakurthy, KV Reddy, S Patel, PA Azeem - Progress in Biomaterials, 2020 - Springer
The present paper describes the in vitro bioactivity, cytocompatibility and degradation
performance of SiO 2–CaO–Na 2 O bio-glass synthesized using bio-waste. Egg shells and …

Tough, antibacterial fish scale gelatin/chitosan film with excellent water vapor and UV-blocking performance comprising liquefied chitin and silica sol

Y Xia, F Meng, S Wang, P Li, C Geng, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing biodegradable, and non-toxic materials to replace petrochemical polymers is
important. Herein, the waste fish scale-derived gelatin was chosen to prepare an …

Important roles of oligo-and polysaccharides against SARS-CoV-2: recent advances

S Iravani, RS Varma - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-initiated outbreak of
COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the world, posing a huge threat to public health …

Valorization of biomass to furfural by chestnut shell-based solid acid in methyl isobutyl ketone–water–sodium chloride system

J Zha, B Fan, J He, YC He, C Ma - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Recently, highly efficient production of furfural from available, abundant, inexpensive, and
renewable lignocellulosic biomass has gained much attention by using biomass-based …

Photocatalytic selective conversion of furfural to γ-butyrolactone through tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol intermediates over Pd NP decorated gC 3 N 4

R Ghalta, R Srivastava - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The photocatalytic transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals into renewable
chemicals/fuels is challenging but demanding to meet the global energy and chemical …

Active biopackaging produced from by‐products and waste from food and marine industries

F Debeaufort - FEBS Open bio, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The agro‐food industry cannot today do without packaging to preserve and above all market
its products. Plastic materials coming mainly from petrochemicals have taken a predominant …

Mechanistic insights into the photocatalytic valorization of lignin models via C− O/C− C cleavage or C− C/C− N coupling

Q Zhang, NK Gupta, M Rose, X Gu, PW Menezes… - Chem Catalysis, 2023 - cell.com
Serving as an earth-abundant, aromatic structure-rich but underutilized lignocellulosic
component, the effective conversion of lignin into high-value-added chemicals is considered …

Effect of cobalt doping and sugarcane bagasse carbon on the electrocatalytic performance of MoS2 nanocomposites

Q Ji, X Yu, L Chen, CE Okonkwo, C Zhou - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Conductivity, active sites, and structural stability significantly affect the hydrogen evolution
reaction (HER) of non-noble metals catalysts (molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2)). Therefore …

Turning Agroforestry Waste into Value-Added Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots for Effective Detection of Fe3+ in an Aqueous Environment

H Ren, F Qi, A Labidi, AA Allam, JS Ajarem… - ACS ES&T …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the context of the circular economy, the high quantity of agroforestry waste should be
transformed into sustainable and high-value materials to abate pollution, CO2 emissions …

Multifunctional wet-adhesive chitosan/acrylic conduit for sutureless repair of peripheral nerve injuries

M Zhang, H An, Z Gu, YC Zhang, T Wan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence of peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is high worldwide, and a poor prognosis is
common. Surgical closure and repair of the affected area are crucial to ensure the effective …