Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Rhodamine B (RhB) dye used in the textile industries is associated with carcinogenic and
neurotoxic effects with a high potential to cause a variety of human diseases. Semiconductor …

The pseudo-second-order (PSO) kinetic model has become among the most popular ways
to fit rate data for adsorption of metal ions, dyes, and other compounds from aqueous …

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely used in various emerging fields due to
their attractive characteristics, such as large specific surface area, highly porous structure …

In recent decades, increased domestic, agricultural and industrial activities worldwide have
led to the release of various pollutants, such as toxic heavy metals, inorganic anions …

Cellulose is a biodegradable, renewable, non-meltable polymer which is insoluble in most
solvents due to hydrogen bonding and crystallinity. Natural cellulose shows lower …

Adsorption is the separation process of guest molecules from the environment to the bulk or
surface of the solid or liquid phase. The unique features of adsorption, such as low cost and …

The removal of contaminants from wastewaters is a matter of great interest in the field of
water pollution. Amongst the numerous techniques of contaminant removal, adsorption …

Although water-insoluble cyclodextrin-epichlorohydrin polymers have been known for half a
century, these materials are of continued interest to the scientific community, in particular for …

The pulp and paper (P&P) industry worldwide has achieved substantial progress in treating
both process water and wastewater, thus limiting the discharge of pollutants to receiving …