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 …

Laccase: A potential biocatalyst for pollutant degradation

CD Dong, A Tiwari, GS Anisha, CW Chen, A Singh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the continual march to a predominantly urbanized civilization, anthropogenic activities
have increased scrupulously, industrialization have occurred, economic growth has …

Naturally-derived biopolymers: Potential platforms for enzyme immobilization

M Bilal, HMN Iqbal - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
Naturally-derived biopolymers such as alginate, chitosan, cellulose, agarose, guar
gum/guaran, agar, carrageenan, gelatin, dextran, xanthan, and pectins, etc. have appealed …

Tannic acid–thioctic acid hydrogel: A novel injectable supramolecular adhesive gel for wound healing

C Chen, X Yang, S Li, C Zhang, Y Ma, Y Ma, P Gao… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Skin tissue defects represent a major threat to human health. It is of vital importance for
researchers to develop novel ideal adhesives with strong adhesion, good biocompatibility …

Hazardous contaminants in the environment and their laccase-assisted degradation–a review

M Bilal, T Rasheed, F Nabeel, HMN Iqbal… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, owing to the serious ecological risks and human health-related adverse
effects, the wide occurrence of hazardous contaminants along with their potential to enter …

On the taught new tricks of enzymes immobilization: An all-inclusive overview

RA Wahab, N Elias, F Abdullah, SK Ghoshal - Reactive and Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
The primary means of immobilizing enzymes are to boost the enzyme productivity and
operational stability, alongside facilitating the reuse of enzymes. Notwithstanding the …

A review on latest innovations in natural gums based hydrogels: Preparations & applications

S Ahmad, M Ahmad, K Manzoor, R Purwar… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The prospective uses of natural gum polysaccharides in various aspects of food, water,
energy, biotechnology, environment and medicine industries, have garnered a great deal of …

Enzyme engineering: Reshaping the biocatalytic functions

M Ali, HM Ishqi, Q Husain - Biotechnology and bioengineering, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Enzyme engineering is a powerful tool to fine‐tune the enzymes. It is a technique by which
the stability, activity, and specificity of the enzymes can be altered. The characteristic …

Antibacterial, wearable, transparent tannic acid–thioctic acid–phytic acid hydrogel for adhesive bandages

X Shao, X Yang, Y Zhou, Q Xia, Y Lu, X Yan, C Chen… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Making a hydrogel-based first-aid bandage with green resources, desirable biocompatibility,
universal adhesive properties, low cost and simple production is a long-standing research …

Cyclodextrin regulated natural polysaccharide hydrogels for biomedical applications-a review

S Wang, Y Wei, Y Wang, Y Cheng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclodextrin and its derivative (CDs) are natural building blocks for linking with other
components to afford functional biomaterials. Hydrogels are polymer network systems that …