Chitosan modifications for adsorption of pollutants–A review

IO Saheed, W Da Oh, FBM Suah - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, research interest into the development of biodegradable, cost-effective and
environmental friendly adsorbents with favourable properties for adsorption of pollutants is a …

Treatment of industrial oily wastewater by advanced technologies: a review

AI Adetunji, AO Olaniran - Applied Water Science, 2021 - Springer
Oily wastewater consists of fats, oils and greases together with a broad spectrum of
dissolved organic and/or inorganic substances in suspension. It is regarded as one of the …

Comparative study of sonophotocatalytic, photocatalytic, and catalytic activities of magnesium and chitosan-doped tin oxide quantum dots

S Moeen, M Ikram, A Haider, J Haider, A Ul-Hamid… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The present study demonstrates the hydrothermal synthesis of SnO2 quantum dots (QDs)
doped with different concentrations (2, 4 wt%) of magnesium (Mg) and a fixed amount of …

Multifunctional adsorbent based on metal-organic framework modified bacterial cellulose/chitosan composite aerogel for high efficient removal of heavy metal ion and …

D Li, X Tian, Z Wang, Z Guan, X Li, H Qiao, H Ke… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel adsorbent based on zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67, a sort of metal-
organic framework) modified bacterial cellulose/chitosan (BC/CH) composite aerogel was …

A review on the synthesis of graft copolymers of chitosan and their potential applications

D Kumar, S Gihar, MK Shrivash, P Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an antimicrobial, biodegradable and biocompatible natural polymer,
commercially derived from the partial deacetylation of chitin. Currently modified chitosan has …

Recent improvements in oily wastewater treatment: Progress, challenges, and future opportunities

S Jamaly, A Giwa, SW Hasan - Journal of environmental sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater poses significant threats to the soil, water, air and human beings because of
the hazardous nature of its oil contents. The objective of this review paper is to highlight the …

Advanced fabrication and oil absorption properties of super-hydrophobic recycled cellulose aerogels

J Feng, ST Nguyen, Z Fan, HM Duong - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
A facile and cost-effective synthesis method of biocompatible cellulose aerogels using
recycled cellulose fibers of paper waste and Kymene crosslinker is successfully developed …

Potentials of activated carbon produced from biomass materials for sequestration of dyes, heavy metals, and crude oil components from aqueous environment

JU Ani, KG Akpomie, UC Okoro, LE Aneke… - Applied Water …, 2020 - Springer
Carbon adsorbents derived from biomass (agricultural and household residues) have been
widely used in the sequestration of hazardous substances from the environment due to their …

Review on the aerogel-type oil sorbents derived from nanocellulose

H Liu, B Geng, Y Chen, H Wang - ACS sustainable chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Because of the severe risk of oil pollution and increasing concerns about the sustainability of
sorbent materials, there are considerable interests across the world to develop cost …

Oil removal from aqueous state by natural fibrous sorbent: An overview

R Wahi, LA Chuah, TSY Choong, Z Ngaini… - Separation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The threat of oil pollution increases with the expansion of oil exploration and production
activities, as well as the industrial growth around the world. The study on the treatment of oily …