The rise of emerging contaminants in waters challenges the scientific community and water
treatment stakeholders to design remediation techniques that are simple, practical …

Nanosponges are solid cross-linked polymeric nano-sized porous structures. This broad
concept involves, among others, metal organic frameworks and hydrogels. The focus of this …

Water is the most essential thing to life on earth but in water scarce regions of the world do
not have easy access to clean water for their daily needs. One of the major causes of clean …

Production wastewater has evolved with dye and printing technology to become one of the
major sources of soil and water contamination. The majority of dyes are carcinogenic …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) can achieve precise separation of molecules and ions at the same time
as well as improve the permeability of the membranes due to their special cavity structure …

Over the past three decades, chemical and biological water contamination has become a
major concern, particularly in the industrialized world. Heavy metals, aromatic compounds …

The presence of organic micropollutants in water is an ongoing concern due to the potential
risks to living organisms. β-Cyclodextrin-based adsorbents have been developed to remove …

Indiscriminate use of pesticides to meet the global demand for food has contaminated
groundwater and surface water, affecting the global environment. In view of this, it is …

Hydrogels possess porous structures, which are widely applied in the field of materials and
biomedicine. As a natural oligosaccharide, cyclodextrin (CD) has shown remarkable …

Organic dyes, such as methyl orange (MO), Congo red (CR), crystal violet (CV) and
methylene blue (MB), are common organic pollutants existing in wastewater. Therefore, the …