State of the art and sustainability of natural coagulants in water and wastewater treatment

WL Ang, AW Mohammad - Journal of Cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural coagulants have shown its coagulation efficiency as reported in a substantial
number of research articles. However, the acceptance and widespread application of natural …

A review of the properties and applications of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)

U Ali, KJBA Karim, NA Buang - Polymer Reviews, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Advances in the use of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) have opened up a wide range of
applications in the field of nanotechnology. The knowledge of the properties of PMMA has …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

Recent advances in polysaccharide bio-based flocculants

H Salehizadeh, N Yan, R Farnood - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides, derived from biomass feedstocks, marine resources, and
microorganisms, have been attracting considerable attention as benign and environmentally …

Water soluble polymer flocculants: synthesis, characterization, and performance assessment

V Vajihinejad, SP Gumfekar… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Water soluble polymer flocculants are important constituents of solid–liquid separation units
for the treatment of a variety of process‐affected effluents. The systematic development of a …

Sodium alginate/graphene oxide composite films with enhanced thermal and mechanical properties

M Ionita, MA Pandele, H Iovu - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Sodium alginate/graphene oxide (Al/GO) nanocomposite films with different loading levels of
graphene oxide were prepared by casting from a suspension of the two components. The …

Sodium alginate/diethyleneamine-triazine-sulfonamide nanocomposite for adsorptive removal of Pb (II) and methyl violet from aqueous solutions

S Alavinia, R Ghorbani-Vaghei, S Asadabadi… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to population growth and global warming, water treatment is required. In this study, we
investigated the characterization, examination, and adsorption capacity of sodium alginate …

Bio-nanocomposites of graphene with biopolymers; fabrication, properties, and applications

M Azizi-Lalabadi, SM Jafari - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2021 - Elsevier
The unique properties of graphene and graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites make them
suitable for a wide range of medical, industrial, and agricultural applications. The addition of …

Graft copolymers of natural fibers for green composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur, RK Gupta - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present study, free radical induced graft-copolymerization of natural cellulosic
polymers (Grewia optiva) has been carried out to develop the novel materials meant for …

Synthesis, properties and performance of organic polymers employed in flocculation applications

VH Dao, NR Cameron, K Saito - Polymer Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Flocculation is a common technique that is widely used in many industrial applications to
promote solid–liquid separation processes. The addition of a polymeric flocculant allows for …