Polymerization reactions and modifications of polymers by ionizing radiation

A Ashfaq, MC Clochard, X Coqueret, C Dispenza… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionizing radiation has become the most effective way to modify natural and synthetic
polymers through crosslinking, degradation, and graft polymerization. This review will …

A review of adsorbents for heavy metal decontamination: Growing approach to wastewater treatment

A Gupta, V Sharma, K Sharma, V Kumar, S Choudhary… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal is released from many industries into water. Before the industrial wastewater is
discharged, the contamination level should be reduced to meet the recommended level as …

Acrylic acid/acrylamide based hydrogels and its properties-A review

G Sennakesavan, M Mostakhdemin, LK Dkhar… - Polymer Degradation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are among the well-liked biomaterials due to their biocompatibility and non-toxic
properties which can be used in various applications in the field of engineering and …

Hydrogel-based adsorbent material for the effective removal of heavy metals from wastewater: a comprehensive review

Z Darban, S Shahabuddin, R Gaur, I Ahmad, N Sridewi - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water is a vital resource that is required for social and economic development. A rapid
increase in industrialization and numerous anthropogenic activities have resulted in severe …

Role of surface functional groups of hydrogels in metal adsorption: From performance to mechanism

MAH Badsha, M Khan, B Wu, A Kumar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been studied quite intensively in recent decades regarding whether their
metal adsorption abilities may be modified or even enhanced via functionalization (ie …

A review on acrylic based hydrogels and their applications in wastewater treatment

PM Pakdel, SJ Peighambardoust - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
The acrylic based hydrogels have attracted the attention of many researchers in the field of
pollutants adsorption such as dyes and metal cations due to their high swelling and …

Polymer hydrogels: A review

WA Laftah, S Hashim, AN Ibrahim - Polymer-Plastics Technology …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This review encompasses definitions, classification, main properties, and application of
polymer hydrogels. Raw materials and preparation techniques of polymer hydrogels were …

Radiation-grafted copolymers for separation and purification purposes: Status, challenges and future directions

MM Nasef, O Güven - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Functional copolymers obtained by modification of existing polymers using radiation
induced graft copolymerization are attractive materials due to their enhanced separation …

Mechanisms of the removal of the metal ions, dyes, and drugs from wastewaters by the electrospun nanofiber membranes

PG Abadi, M Irani, LR Rad - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nanofibers prepared by the electrospinning method are widely used as a
photocatalyst/absorbent in various wastewater treatment techniques, including …

[HTML][HTML] PVA/PVP blend polymer matrix for hosting carriers in facilitated transport membranes: Synergistic enhancement of CO2 separation performance

RML Helberg, Z Dai, L Ansaloni, L Deng - Green Energy & Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
CO 2 separation performance in facilitated transport membranes has been reported
depended not only on the CO 2 carrier properties but also to a great extent on the polymeric …