Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano) materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

A review on chitosan/metal oxide nanocomposites for applications in environmental remediation

R Jiang, HY Zhu, X Zang, YQ Fu, ST Jiang, JB Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
A cleaner and safer environment is one of the most important requirements in the future. It
has become increasingly urgent and important to fabricate novel environmentally–friendly …

Biopolymer-supported TiO2 as a sustainable photocatalyst for wastewater treatment: a review

A Balakrishnan, S Appunni, M Chinthala… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
The rising water pollution by pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dyes is a major health issue
calling for advanced remediation methods such as photocatalysis with titanium dioxide …

Use of biopolymers in wastewater treatment: A brief review of current trends and prospects

AM Elgarahy, MG Eloffy, E Guibal, HM Alghamdi… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indeed, polymeric materials have thrived in worldwide sectors over the last five decades due
to their versatility and durability, to the point that we can no longer envisage a product that …

Selective reduction of nitrate into N2 by novel Z-scheme NH2-MIL-101 (Fe)/BiVO4 heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity

H Shi, C Li, L Wang, W Wang, X Meng - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrate and its metabolites as common pollutants in water had attracted widespread
attentions. Converting nitrate to nontoxic and harmless nitrogen via photocatalysis was a …

[HTML][HTML] Localized magnetic fields and their effects on heat transfer enhancement and vortices generation in tri-hybrid nanofluids: A novel investigation

S Ahmad, K Ali, A Ayub, U Bashir, FL Rashid… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
A localized magnetic field is a vector field that alters in space because of magnetic materials
or electric currents. Some examples of localized magnetic fields are indoor localization …

Reaction mechanism and selectivity regulation of photocatalytic nitrate reduction for wastewater purification: progress and challenges

W Yang, J Wang, R Chen, L Xiao, S Shen… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The excess emission of nitrate into wastewater is inevitable by the abundant use of fertilizers
and other chemicals, which poses a huge threat to the environment and human health …

Acceleration of photo-reduction and oxidation capabilities of Bi4O5I2/SPION@ calcium alginate by metallic Ag: Wide spectral removal of nitrate and azithromycin

A Kumar, A Rana, C Guo, G Sharma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wide spectral responsive photocatalysts with improved charge separation and transfer
capacity have attracted researchers for various photo-oxidative and reductive applications …

Fabrication of Z-scheme photocatalysts g-C3N4/Ag3PO4/chitosan for the photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin

NS Alhokbany, R Mousa, M Naushad… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, we have fabricated a novel chitosan based nanocomposite (gC 3 N
4/Ag 3 PO 4/CS) containing gC 3 N 4 and Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles. The fabricated …

Immobilization of MIL-88 (Fe) anchored TiO2-chitosan (2D/2D) hybrid nanocomposite for the degradation of organophosphate pesticide: Characterization, mechanism …

S Vigneshwaran, P Sirajudheen, P Karthikeyan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we have rationally designed and grafted a bio-assisted 2D/2D TiO 2/MIL-88
(Fe)(TCS@ MOF) heterojunction by growing granular TiO 2 on the surface of MIL-88 (Fe) …