Investigation of soil stabilization using chitosan biopolymer

N Hataf, P Ghadir, N Ranjbar - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, chitosan biopolymer has attracted several research attentions in
geoenvironmental applications such as absorption of heavy metals in contaminated soils …

Experimental study on the effect of chitosan biopolymer on sandy soil stabilization

N Shariatmadari, M Reza, A Tasuji… - E3S Web of …, 2020 - pureportal.strath.ac.uk
Due to the environmental impacts of conventional soil stabilization materials, such as
cement, ongoing efforts have been carried out by different researchers to find alternative …

Chitosan as a potential amendment to remediate metal contaminated soil—A characterisation study

A Kamari, ID Pulford, JSJ Hargreaves - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2011 - Elsevier
The potential of chitosan, a fishery waste-based material, as a soil amendment to clean-up
metal contaminated soil was investigated. Chitosan was treated using glutaraldehyde (GLA) …

Sustainable biopolymer stabilized earthen: Utilization of chitosan biopolymer on mechanical, durability, and microstructural properties

B Ilman, AP Balkis - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Earthen construction materials are of great importance in terms of having natural and
sustainable properties. Bio-stabilization of earthen construction is defined as the products or …

Efficient stabilization of soil, sand, and clay by a polymer network of biomass-derived chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose

A Zinchenko, T Sakai, K Morikawa, M Nakano - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived polymers are being increasingly utilized as eco-friendly functional
materials in fields ranging from medicine and food to agriculture and environmental …

Chitosan modifications for adsorption of pollutants–A review

IO Saheed, W Da Oh, FBM Suah - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent times, research interest into the development of biodegradable, cost-effective and
environmental friendly adsorbents with favourable properties for adsorption of pollutants is a …

Applications of chitosan in environmental remediation: A review

P Pal, A Pal, K Nakashima, BK Yadav - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological
systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan biopolymer and its composites: Processing, properties and applications-A comprehensive review

A Das, S Ghosh, N Pramanik - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Agriculture throughout the world is scrambling to find solutions to the problems caused by
conventional chemical fertilizers. Next-generation fertilizers made from biodegradable …

Use of xanthan and guar gums in soil strengthening

H Dehghan, A Tabarsa, N Latifi, Y Bagheri - Clean Technologies and …, 2019 - Springer
Addition of appropriate additives is considered as one of the most widely used techniques in
soil stabilization applications. This study explores the viability of two types of biopolymer …

Effect of biopolymeric stabilization on the strength and compressibility characteristics of cohesive soil

KV Vydehi, AAB Moghal - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Sustainable engineering discourages the use of conventional soil stabilizers such as lime
and cement owing to their higher carbon emission rates. To address these challenges, many …