Nanocelluloses as sustainable membrane materials for separation and filtration technologies: Principles, opportunities, and challenges

A Barhoum, K Deshmukh, ML García-Betancourt… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane technology is of great interest in various environmental and industrial
applications, where membranes are used to separate different mixtures of gas, solid-gas …

Are nano-pesticides really meant for cleaner production? An overview on recent developments, benefits, environmental hazards and future prospectives

N Rani, A Duhan, A Pal, P Kumari, RK Beniwal… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The world is seeking hard for sustainable agricultural practices with one of the prime
objectives to improve crop yield through effective pest management. Scientific diaspora has …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles by Taguchi design of experiment method for effective adsorption of methylene blue and methyl orange from textile …

CA Mbachu, AK Babayemi, TC Egbosiuba, JI Ike… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the uncontrolled discharge of wastewater
from textile and dyeing industries into water bodies is environmentally challenging to …

Recent advances of nanocellulose as biobased adsorbent for heavy metal ions removal: a sustainable approach integrating with waste management

A Pandey, A Kalamdhad, YC Sharma - … Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fast-track industrialization and unplanned urbanization have triggered environmental
pollution considerably. These anthropogenic activities have led to the discharge of huge …

Decolourization of textile dyes using CNT-based hybrid materials

REA Mohammad, AH Birniwa, SS Abdullahi… - Nanohybrid Materials for …, 2023 - Springer
The treatment of wastewater is very significant for sustainable development, industrialization
and population growth which leads to discarding of a lot of effluents which are harmful to the …

[HTML][HTML] Breakthrough curve modeling and analysis for lysozyme adsorption by tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane affinity nanofiber membrane

KH Chen, YR Lai, NTD Hanh, SSS Wang, YK Chang - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, a polyacrylonitrile nanofiber membrane was first hydrolyzed and then
functionalized with tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (P-Tris), then used as an affinity …

Carbon nanotubes for sustainable environmental remediation: A critical and comprehensive review

SS Ogunsola, ME Oladipo, PO Oladoye… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
The degradation of environmental quality has become an escalating concern in
contemporary society that precipitates multifaceted issues. In response to this challenge and …

[HTML][HTML] Improving sustainability of cellulose nanofibrils production: FTIR spectroscopy for online control of the synthesis of recyclable magnetic TEMPO catalyst

H Xu, A Balea, N Merayo, A Martinez… - … Polymer Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (TEMPO) and its derivatives are well-
established catalysts for various oxidation processes, despite its hazardous nature, causing …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Nanocellulose in Light Harvesting and Artificial Photosynthesis

P Samyn, VK Rastogi, NSS Baba, J Van Erps - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Artificial photosynthesis has rapidly developed as an actual field of research, mimicking
natural photosynthesis processes in plants or bacteria to produce energy or high-value …

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution on tubular shape cellulose acetate/crystalline nanocellulose/polyvinyl alcohol membranes with embedded nanocrystalline catalysts

P García-Ramírez, LA Diaz-Torres… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, we design an efficient and cost-effective porous membrane composed by
polymeric blend that supports different photocatalytic materials. The thin (300 μm) porous …