Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

Recent trends on chitosan based hybrid materials for wastewater treatment: A review

K Mohan, DK Rajan, J Rajarajeswaran, D Divya… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants, corrosive chemicals and dyes released from the industries, harshly
contaminates the landfills, environment and water reservoirs. Mass mortalities of aquatic …

In situ doping lignin-derived carbon quantum dots on magnetic hydrotalcite for enhanced degradation of Congo Red over a wide pH range and simultaneous removal …

Y Lu, H Xu, S Wei, F Jiang, J Zhang, Y Ge… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A new N, S-CQDs@ Fe 3 O 4@ HTC composite was prepared by loading N, S
carbon quantum dots (N, S-CQDs) derived from lignin on magnetic hydrotalcite (HTC) via an …

Chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol-diatomite hydrogel removes methylene blue from water

Y Gao, P Cai, L Zhong, R Zhang, X Hou, X Ren… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dye pollution in the aquatic environment can harm ecosystems and human health. Here, we
developed a new green adsorbent by applying an improved drying process. Diatomite was …

Excellent regeneration, easy separation and high capacity of 3D chitosan–melamine sponge composites for anionic dye removal

Y Zeng, X Liu, Y Zhang, Y Qin, X Tang… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Numerous micro/nanoscale powdered adsorbents face the problems of poor reusability and
difficult separation, which severely restrict their application in effluent treatment. How to …

Porous ceramic-based metal–organic framework DBPC@ ZIF-67 for the efficient removal of Congo red from an aqueous solution

Y Feng, Z Zhuang, Q Zeng, D Liu - Crystal Growth & Design, 2021 - ACS Publications
The problem of industrial wastewater treatment still poses a challenge to mankind. Congo
red (CGR), a kind of organic dye contaminant, is widely used in textile, papermaking, and …

Tapping the potential of a glucosamine polysaccharide-diatomaceous earth hybrid adsorbent in the solid phase extraction of a persistent organic pollutant and toxic …

J Kodali, S Pavuluri, B Arunraj, ASK Kumar, N Rajesh - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A chitosan (a glucosamine polysaccharide)-diatomaceous earth hybrid was studied for the
adsorption of 4, 4′-dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (4, 4′-DDT), a persistent organic …

Open-celled foams from polyethersulfone/poly (ethylene glycol) blends using foam extrusion

A Raje, P Georgopanos, J Koll, J Lillepärg, UA Handge… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyethersulfone (PESU), as both a pristine polymer and a component of a blend, can be
used to obtain highly porous foams through batch foaming. However, batch foaming is …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring porosity and acoustic properties in bi-layered diatomite-based foams through multiscale structural approach

C Rubino, GC Lama, S Liuzzi, F Martellotta… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
A tailored multifunctional diatomite-based foam with porosity and density gradients has been
developed through a new technology that enables an unprecedented integration of acoustic …

Synthesis of Composite Sorbents with Chitosan and Varied Silica Phases for the Adsorption of Anionic Dyes

M Blachnio, M Zienkiewicz-Strzalka… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this work, various types of silica materials were used for the synthesis of chitosan–silica
composites. The composites were obtained using the chitosan (Ch) immobilization process …