Nanotechnology-based recent approaches for sensing and remediation of pesticides

D Rawtani, N Khatri, S Tyagi, G Pandey - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pesticides are meant to control and destroy the pests and weeds. They are classified into
different categories on the basis their origin and type of pest they target. Chemical pesticides …

Surface modified halloysite nanotubes: A flexible interface for biological, environmental and catalytic applications

M Tharmavaram, G Pandey, D Rawtani - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) are clay minerals that possess unique chemical
composition and a tubular structure due to which, they have recently emerged as a potential …

Strategies for nitrate removal from aqueous environment using nanotechnology: a review

S Tyagi, D Rawtani, N Khatri… - Journal of water process …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrate is a water pollutant whose removal from water is necessary to lessen pollution and
prevent damage to life. Several conventional techniques such as adsorption, ion exchange …

Halloysite nanotubes in analytical sciences and in drug delivery: A review

M Fizir, P Dramou, NS Dahiru, W Ruya, T Huang… - Microchimica Acta, 2018 - Springer
Halloysite (HNT) is a natural inorganic mineral that has many applications in manufacturing.
This review (with 192 references) covers (a) the chemical properties of halloysites,(b) the …

Halloysite nanotubes and Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhanced adsorption removal of heavy metal using electrospun membranes

L Li, F Wang, Y Lv, J Liu, D Zhang, Z Shao - Applied Clay Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic nonwovens had been strategically prepared by immobilizing halloysite (Hal)
nanotubes and Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles on polyethylene oxide/chitosan (PEO/CS) composite …

Functionalized halloysite nanotubes for enhanced removal of lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions

S Cataldo, G Lazzara, M Massaro, N Muratore… - Applied Clay …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, environmental friendly halloysite nanotubes and their amino derivatives were
used as adsorbent materials for lead (II) ions. The adsorption ability of both nanomaterials …

Functionalized halloysite nanotubes: Efficient carrier systems for antifungine drugs

M Massaro, A Campofelice, CG Colletti, G Lazzara… - Applied Clay …, 2018 - Elsevier
Halloysite-cyclodextrin hybrid was employed as carrier for sustained release of clotrimazole
for vaginal or buccal treatment of Candidiasis. The nanocarrier was obtained by …