Recently, over utilization of pesticides in agrarian and non-agrarian sectors has resulted in a
significant increment in the deposition of their remnants in different segments of the …

Nanofiltration (NF) membranes have come a long way since it was first introduced during the
late 80's. With properties in between those of ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) …

Among many contaminants in wastewater, organic phenol compounds presented a major
concern to endanger the water resources safety. In the present study, blend nanofiltration …

During the past decades, many conventional technologies of wastewater treatment have
been utilized, but they are ineffective in removing recently emerging substances of concern …

Cellulose acetate (CA) is a semisynthetic, biodegradable polymer. Due to its characteristics,
CA has several applications, including water membranes, filament-forming matrices …

Banana (Musa acuminata) pseudostem cellulose was extracted and acetylated (CA) to
prepare membranes with potential use as bio-packages. The CA membrane was embedded …

As starch derivatives, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) has received increasing attention due to its
special chemical structure and excellent properties. In this study, a novel β-CD based on N …

Since the realization that global sustainability depends on renewable sources of materials
and energy, there has been an ever-increasing need to develop bio-based polymers that …

Asymmetric polyethersulfone (PES) nanofiltration membranes were prepared via phase
inversion technique. PES polymer, Brij 58 as surfactant additive, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) …

Cellulose acetate (CA) membranes have shortages of low permeability and membrane
fouling. A novel polymer additive (denoted as PA) has both hydrophilic and oleophobic …