Polysaccharides as eco-friendly bio-adsorbents for wastewater remediation: Current state and future perspective

V Fakhri, A Jafari, FL Vahed, CH Su… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing environmental concerns and regulatory requirements have led to the
development of eco-friendly bio-adsorbents for wastewater remediation. Natural …

A brief evaluation of pore structure determination for bioaerogels

G Horvat, M Pantić, Ž Knez, Z Novak - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review discusses the most commonly employed methods for determining pore size and
pore size distribution in bioaerogels. Aerogels are materials with high porosity and large …

Soy protein isolate/kappa-carrageenan/cellulose nanofibrils composite film incorporated with zenian essential oil-loaded MOFs for food packaging

LY Maroufi, N Shahabi, AA Fallah, E Mahmoudi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible films applied in food packaging must possess excellent inhibitory and mechanical
properties. Protein-based films exhibit a high capacity for film formation and offer good gas …

Fabrication, characterization, and potential application of modified sawdust sorbents for efficient removal of heavy metal ions and anionic dye from aqueous solutions

NA Ibrahim, FHH Abdellatif, MS Hasanin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present research focuses on developing highly efficient, low-cost, and eco-friendly bio-
sorbents based on lingo-cellulosic materials in oak wood sawdust waste. Sawdust was …

Progress in marine derived renewable functional materials and biochar for sustainable water purification

HM Manohara, SS Nayak, G Franklin, SK Nataraj… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Global water scarcity is increasing day-by-day due to population explosion, urbanization
and rapid industrialization. Inevitably, surface water is widely contaminated by various …

3D-printable biopolymer-based materials for water treatment: A review

N Fijoł, A Aguilar-Sánchez, AP Mathew - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The global environmental concerns drive scientists all over the world to develop eco-friendly
and sustainable alternatives to techniques and materials commonly used until now for water …

Preparation of nanocellulose-based aerogel and its research progress in wastewater treatment

J Zhao, X Yuan, X Wu, L Liu, H Guo, K Xu, L Zhang… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the fast expansion of the economy and industry results in a considerable volume
of wastewater being released, severely affecting water quality and the environment. It has a …

Metal–organic framework-based aerogel: a novel adsorbent for the efficient removal of heavy metal ions and selective removal of a cationic dye from aqueous solution

H Ukani, S Mehra, B Parmar, A Kumar… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ameliorating the existing purification methods with more affordable, efficient, and industrially
adoptable methods that remove heavy metal ions from contaminated drinking water …

Recent advances in biopolymeric membranes towards the removal of emerging organic pollutants from water

FB Mamba, BS Mbuli, J Ramontja - Membranes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Herein, this paper details a comprehensive review on the biopolymeric membrane
applications in micropollutants' removal from wastewater. As such, the implications of …

Properties of κ-carrageenan aerogels prepared by using different dissolution media and its application as drug delivery systems

DAS Agostinho, AI Paninho, T Cordeiro… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reports the synthesis of kappa-carrageenan aerogels using different dissolution
and crosslinking media in order to evaluate its effects on the textural properties of the …