Recent advancements in engineered biopolymeric-nanohybrids: A greener approach for adsorptive-remediation of noxious metals from aqueous matrices

K Rizwan, ZB Babar, S Munir, A Arshad, A Rauf - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Industrial wastewater is causing serious health problems due to presence of large
concentrations of toxic metals. Removal of these metals is still a big challenge using pristine …

Emerging environmentally friendly bio-based nanocomposites for the efficient removal of dyes and micropollutants from wastewater by adsorption: a comprehensive …

W Al-Gethami, MA Qamar, M Shariq, ANMA Alaghaz… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Water scarcity will worsen due to population growth, urbanization, and climate change.
Addressing this issue requires developing energy-efficient and cost-effective water …

pH-sensitive cellulose/chitin nanofibrillar hydrogel for dye pollutant removal

S Jung, J Kim, J Bang, M Jung, S Park, H Yun… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a pH-sensitive smart hydrogel was successfully prepared by combining a
polyelectrolyte complex using biopolymeric nanofibrils. By adding a green citric acid cross …

Marine polysaccharide-based hydrogels for critical materials selective removal and recovery: A review

JRA Romal, SK Ong - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Critical materials (rare earth elements and lithium) are crucial components in the fabrication
of advanced technologies. Local source from mining, especially in the United States, is very …

Renewable photopolymers: transformation of biomass resources into value-added products under light

H Lai, J Zhang, P Xiao - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Light-induced cross-linking of liquid monomers has found widespread applications in
various fields, such as dentistry, coatings, tissue engineering, and 3D printing. These …

Role of bionanohybrids for pollutant removal in wastewater environment

P Elumalai, B Muthukumar, P Dhandapani… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The water contamination is a global issue, in this regard need to explore and develop
efficient methods for the pollutant removal from water environment. Nanohybrids (NHs) and …

Gel based on modified chitosan for oil spill cleanup

P Yudaev, A Semenova… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A method has been developed for obtaining a polymer porous gel and coating based on
nontoxic and environmentally friendly components: chitosan, citral, and glutaraldehyde. The …

[HTML][HTML] Gelatine based gel polymer electrolyte towards more sustainable Lithium-Oxygen batteries

M Longo, M Gandolfo, C Francia, S Bodoardo… - Electrochimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lithium-oxygen battery has attracted wide interest thanks to its very high theoretical
energy density, and as such it is considered by many as a valid battery of the future …

A review on stimuli-actuated 3D micro/nanostructures for tissue engineering and the potential of laser-direct writing via two-photon polymerization for structure …

BS Calin, IA Paun - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, we present the most recent and relevant research that has been done
regarding the fabrication of 3D micro/nanostructures for tissue engineering applications …

UV-Cured chitosan-based hydrogels strengthened by tannic acid for the removal of copper ions from water

R Sesia, S Ferraris, M Sangermano, S Spriano - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, a new environmentally friendly material for the removal of heavy metal ions was
developed to enhance the adsorption efficiency of photocurable chitosan-based hydrogels …