A critical review on the techniques used for the synthesis and applications of crystalline cellulose derived from agricultural wastes and forest residues

B Debnath, D Haldar, MK Purkait - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to meet the growing energy crisis of the 21st century, the utilization of bio-based
materials has become a field of high research endeavour. In view of that, the present review …

A critical review on metal-organic frameworks and their composites as advanced materials for adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of emerging organic …

ZU Zango, K Jumbri, NS Sambudi, A Ramli… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water-borne emerging pollutants are among the greatest concern of our modern society.
Many of these pollutants are categorized as endocrine disruptors due to their environmental …

Applications of covalent organic frameworks for the elimination of dyes from wastewater: A state-of-the-arts review

ZU Zango, AM Binzowaimil, OA Aldaghri, MH Eisa… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are class of porous coordination polymers made up of
organic building blocks joined together by covalent bonding through thermodynamic and …

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) based materials as emerging adsorbents for the removal of dyes and heavy metals–a review

ZN Garba, I Lawan, W Zhou, M Zhang, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In an attempt to overcome such threats posed by water pollution, various processes ranging
from physical, chemical as well as biological were applied to get rid of wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Application of Taguchi design approach to parametric optimization of adsorption of crystal violet dye by activated carbon from poultry litter

AS Yusuff, OA Ajayi, LT Popoola - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the use of agricultural waste to achieve a cleaner environment
by preparing an activated carbon from poultry litter for the removal of a cationic dye (crystal …

Groundnut shell-a beneficial bio-waste

PA Duc, P Dharanipriya, BK Velmurugan… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Groundnut shells account for approximately 20% of the dried peanut pod by weight,
meaning there is a significant amount of shell residual left after groundnut processing …

Cellulose-based adsorbent materials for water remediation: Harnessing their potential in heavy metal and dye removal

AA Aslam, SU Hassan, MH Saeed, O Kokab… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dyes and heavy metals pose significant threats to both human health and the environment
as key pollutants. While various methods exist for treating contaminated water, these …

Removal of anthracene in water by MIL-88 (Fe), NH 2-MIL-88 (Fe), and mixed-MIL-88 (Fe) metal–organic frameworks

ZU Zango, K Jumbri, NS Sambudi, NHHA Bakar… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Three adsorbents based on the metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), viz.; MIL-88 (Fe), NH2-
MIL-88 (Fe), and mixed-MIL-88 (Fe) were synthesized using a microwave-assisted …

Adsorption of chrysene in aqueous solution onto MIL-88 (Fe) and NH2-MIL-88 (Fe) metal-organic frameworks: Kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics and docking …

ZU Zango, NHHA Bakar, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract MIL-88 (Fe) and NH 2-MIL-88 (Fe) metal-organic frameworks were synthesized
using the microwave-assisted solvothermal method and were characterized using scanning …

Experimental and molecular docking model studies for the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons onto UiO-66 (Zr) and NH2-UiO-66 (Zr) metal-organic …

ZU Zango, NS Sambudi, K Jumbri, NHHA Bakar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-organic frameworks UiO-66 (Zr) and NH 2-UiO-66 (Zr) were characterized by
x-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission …