Biochar as an eco-friendly and economical adsorbent for the removal of colorants (dyes) from aqueous environment: A review

P Srivatsav, BS Bhargav, V Shanmugasundaram… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dyes (colorants) are used in many industrial applications, and effluents of several industries
contain toxic dyes. Dyes exhibit toxicity to humans, aquatic organisms, and the environment …

Cleaner dyeing of textiles using plasma treatment and natural dyes: A review

A Haji, M Naebe - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural dyes are gaining more attention due to their non-toxic and eco-friendly nature.
However, dyeing with natural dyes has limitations and is challenging to apply, as they …

Advancing life cycle sustainability of textiles through technological innovations

L Zhang, MY Leung, S Boriskina, X Tao - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Throughout their life cycle, textiles produce 5–10% of global greenhouse gas emissions and
consume the second-largest amount of the world's water with polluting microplastics and …

A critical review of textile industry wastewater: green technologies for the removal of indigo dyes

LA Castillo-Suárez, AG Sierra-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
The denim textile industry represents an important productive sector. It generates
wastewater with low biodegradability due to the presence of persistent pollutants, which can …

Developing strong and tough cellulose acetate/ZIF67 intelligent active films for shrimp freshness monitoring

Y Zhang, Q Tang, K Huang, Z Xu, S Feng, H Li… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a growing demand for the development of intelligent active packaging films to
maintain and monitor the freshness of meat food. Herein, nano Co-based MOF (ZIF67) with …

Biogenic colourants in the textile industry–a promising and sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes

R Fried, I Oprea, K Fleck, F Rudroff - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The textile and dyeing industry has shown dramatic growth alongside synthetic chemistry in
the last century. With increased operations and economic importance, challenges also …

A recent (2009–2021) perspective on sustainable color and textile coloration using natural plant resources

J Che, X Yang - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Fast fashion uses an excessive amount of synthetic dyes and chemical reagents in textile
production, while a large quantity of fast fashion apparel and clothes go to the landfill …

Subcritical and supercritical water oxidation for dye decomposition

R Javaid, UY Qazi, A Ikhlaq, M Zahid… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The total annual output of synthetic dyes exceeds 7× 10 5 tons. About 1,000 tons of non-
biodegradable synthetic dyes are released every year into the natural streams and water …

Fungal pigments: Potential coloring compounds for wide ranging applications in textile dyeing

CK Venil, P Velmurugan, L Dufossé, P Renuka Devi… - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Synthetic pigments/non-renewable coloring sources used normally in the textile industry
release toxic substances into the environment, causing perilous ecological challenges. To …

Green chemistry contribution towards more equitable global sustainability and greater circular economy: A systematic literature review

C Silvestri, L Silvestri, A Forcina, G Di Bona… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Green chemistry has been a major driver of sustainable development and had an important
diffusion in recent years. In order to investigate the state of the art in this field, a systematic …