A critical review on the electrospun nanofibrous membranes for the adsorption of heavy metals in water treatment

F Zhu, YM Zheng, BG Zhang, YR Dai - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibrous membranes (ENFMs) have many superior advantages, such as
large specific surface area, high porosity, easy modification, good flexibility, and easy …

Modified electrospun polymeric nanofibers and their nanocomposites as nanoadsorbents for toxic dye removal from contaminated waters: A review

BM Thamer, A Aldalbahi, M Moydeen A, M Rahaman… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNFs) as one-dimensional nanostructures are
characterized by a high surface area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, large number of …

Photocatalytic and antifouling properties of electrospun TiO2 polyacrylonitrile composite nanofibers under visible light

CA Bode-Aluko, O Pereao, HH Kyaw… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polyacrylonitrile and its TiO 2 composites were electrospun into nanofibers in N, N'-
dimethylformamide for photocatalysis and antifouling experiments. The resultants nanofibers …

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 …

Electrospun ZnO nanofiber based resistive gas/vapor sensors-a review

NN Prabhu, RBJ Ch, BV Rajendra, G George… - Engineered …, 2022 - espublisher.com
Resistive ZnO sensors play a pivotal role in detecting various gases and vapours due to
their high response, low cost, stability, tunability, and simple fabrication. The sensitivity is …

Removal of emergent pollutants: A review on recent updates and future perspectives on polysaccharide-based composites vis-à-vis traditional adsorbents

A Nayak, P Chaudhary, B Bhushan, K Ghai… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a growing incidence in the presence of emergent pollutants like the pesticides and
pharmaceuticals in water bodies. The matter of environmental concern is their synthetic and …

Tree gum-based renewable materials: Sustainable applications in nanotechnology, biomedical and environmental fields

VVT Padil, S Wacławek, M Černík, RS Varma - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
The prospective uses of tree gum polysaccharides and their nanostructures in various
aspects of food, water, energy, biotechnology, environment and medicine industries, have …

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 …

Chitosan coated polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous mat for dye adsorption

T Lou, X Yan, X Wang - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan is a promising natural-derived polymer for dye adsorption owing to its rich source,
good biodegradablity and high adsorption capacity. However, electrospinning of pure …

Multifunctional gas and pH fluorescent sensors based on cellulose acetate electrospun fibers decorated with rhodamine B-functionalised core-shell ferrous …

A Petropoulou, S Kralj, X Karagiorgis, I Savva… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ferrous core-shell nanoparticles consisting of a magnetic γ-Fe2O3 multi-nanoparticle core
and an outer silica shell have been synthesized and covalently functionalized with …