Biofuel production, hydrogen production and water remediation by photocatalysis, biocatalysis and electrocatalysis

AI Osman, AM Elgarahy, AS Eltaweil… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The energy crisis and environmental pollution have recently fostered research on efficient
methods such as environmental catalysis to produce biofuel and to clean water …

Bacterial cellulose: A smart biomaterial with diverse applications

DA Gregory, L Tripathi, ATR Fricker, E Asare… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biomaterials have benefited the human civilisation for millennia. However, in recent
years, designing of natural materials for a wide range of applications have become a focus …

Pollution, toxicity and carcinogenicity of organic dyes and their catalytic bio-remediation

M Ismail, K Akhtar, MI Khan, T Kamal… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Water pollution due to waste effluents of the textile industry is seriously causing various
health problems in humans. Water pollution with pathogenic bacteria, especially Escherichia …

[HTML][HTML] Plant extract-loaded bacterial cellulose composite membrane for potential biomedical applications

A Fatima, S Yasir, MS Khan, S Manan, MW Ullah… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been extensively explored as biomaterial for various biomedical
applications owing to its non-toxic nature and unique structural morphology and impressive …

Silicone-coated MXene/cellulose nanofiber aerogel films with photothermal and joule heating performances for electromagnetic interference shielding

W Xin, MG Ma, F Chen - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aerogels with a larger specific surface area and lightweight property have aroused
tremendous attention in recent years. Functional aerogel materials have shown applications …

Sustainable synthesis of cobalt and cobalt oxide nanoparticles and their catalytic and biomedical applications

S Iravani, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Cobalt and cobalt oxide NPs are gaining diverse catalytic and biomedical applications,
because of their unique antimicrobial, anticancer, catalytic, antioxidant, antifungal, and …

The versatility of nanocellulose, modification strategies, and its current progress in wastewater treatment and environmental remediation

A Shahzad, MW Ullah, J Ali, K Aziz, MA Javed… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deterioration in the environmental ecosystems through the depletion of nonrenewable
resources and the burden of deleterious contaminants is considered a global concern. To …

Chitosan-supported metal nanocatalysts for the reduction of nitroaromatics

C Xia, X Jin, A Parandoust, R Sheibani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The second most abundant natural polymer in the earth's crust is chitosan (CS). The unique
physical, chemical, structural, and mechanical features of this natural polymer have led to its …

Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol and methylene blue pollutants in water by copper and nickel nanoparticles decorated polymer sponges

T Kamal, AM Asiri, N Ali - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, two catalysts based-on copper and nickel nanoparticles anchored on
agarose-coated sponge (Cu-AG-sponge and Ni-AG-sponge) were prepared, respectively …

Cellulosic metallic nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of persistent dye pollutants in aquatic bodies: a pragmatic review

AA Adesibikan, SS Emmanuel, CO Olawoyin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zero water insecurity (comfortable accessibility to healthy water for daily basic needs) is a
key sustainable development goal underpinned by the United Nations. However, the …