Porous hydrogels: Present challenges and future opportunities

R Foudazi, R Zowada, I Manas-Zloczower, DL Feke - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this feature article, we critically review the physical properties of porous hydrogels and
their production methods. Our main focus is nondense hydrogels that have physical pores …

Removal of arsenic from wastewater by using different technologies and adsorbents: A review

WAH Altowayti, N Othman, S Shahir, AF Alshalif… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
A lot of anthropogenic activities can discharge arsenic into the ecosystem such as industrial
wastes, incineration of municipal, pesticide production and wood preserving. In addition …

HIPEs to polyHIPEs

R Foudazi - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive and consistent overview of structural
transitions during polymerization of high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs). The obtained …

Effective and simultaneous removal of organic/inorganic arsenic using polymer-based hydrated iron oxide adsorbent: Capacity evaluation and mechanism

B Liu, Z Liu, H Wu, S Pan, X Cheng, Y Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, resin-based hydrated iron oxide (HFOR) composites were prepared and used
as a functional adsorbent for the simultaneous removal of p-Arsanilic acid (p-ASA) and …

Hydrogel microcapsules with photocatalytic nanoparticles for removal of organic pollutants

J Liu, H Chen, X Shi, S Nawar, JG Werner… - Environmental …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet-based microfluidics is used to fabricate thin shell hydrogel microcapsules for the
removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The microcapsules composed of a …

Magnetically separable mesoporous alginate polymer beads assist adequate removal of aqueous methylene blue over broad solution pH

M Hassan, AK Deb, F Qi, Y Liu, J Du, A Fahy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adsorption is a promising technology for removal of organic and inorganic contaminants
from soil and water system. In this study, magnetically separable mesoporous polymeric …

Fundamentals and Design‐Led Synthesis of Emulsion‐Templated Porous Materials for Environmental Applications

MA Mudassir, HZ Aslam, TM Ansari, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emulsion templating is at the forefront of producing a wide array of porous materials that
offers interconnected porous structure, easy permeability, homogeneous flow‐through, high …

Fabrication of PES-based super-hydrophilic ultrafiltration membranes by combining hydrous ferric oxide particles and UV irradiation

S Abdi, M Nasiri, S Yuan, J Zhu… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) particles were used to modify polyethersulfone
(PES) ultrafiltration membranes, in view of obtaining super-hydrophilic membranes. The …

Porous polymer nanocomposites containing single-walled carbon nanotubes for chromium (VI) removal from water

S Mahpishanian, L Ahmadian-Alam… - Reactive and Functional …, 2023 - Elsevier
By using a high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) templating approach, we synthesize
functional porous nanocomposites containing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) …

Maghemite and graphene oxide embedded polyacrylonitrile electrospun nanofiber matrix for remediation of arsenate ions

M Tripathy, G Hota - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
Contamination of surface water by extremely poisonous arsenic (As) species due to
indiscriminant disposal of industrial and mining waste is a serious concern worldwide …