A review on carboxylic acid cross‐linked polyvinyl alcohol: properties and applications

L Gautam, SG Warkar, SI Ahmad… - Polymer engineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a nontoxic, biodegradable, and biocompatible polymer and has
been used extensively in various fields. Indeed, important features of PVA such as its film …

Poly (vinyl alcohol)‐based membranes for fuel cell and water treatment applications: A review on recent advancements

RR Choudhury, JM Gohil, K Dutta - Polymers for Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clean water and energy are two of the most important requirements for human survival.
Membrane‐based filtration represents one of the advanced technologies involved in water …

Crosslinking electrospun poly (vinyl) alcohol fibers with citric acid to impart aqueous stability for medical applications

D Nataraj, R Reddy, N Reddy - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the highly hydrophilic PVA was made into water-stable electrospun fibers using
citric acid (CA) as a green crosslinker. Although PVA is accepted as a biocompatible …

Silver nanoparticles loaded triple-layered cellulose-acetate based multifunctional dressing for wound healing

S Dugam, R Jain, P Dandekar - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds present considerable challenges which delay their effective healing.
Currently, there are several biomaterial-based wound dressings available for healing …

Preparation and characterization of the advanced alginate-based nanofibrous nonwoven using EDC/NHS coupling agent by electrospinning

A Pakolpakçıl, Z Draczynski - The Journal of the Textile Institute, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Electrospinning has become the most studied technique in the production of nanofibrous
materials. Sodium alginate-based (SAlg) nanofibrous material is used widely in many …

Surface engineering through biomimicked structures and deprotonation of poly (vinyl alcohol) membranes for pervaporation desalination

S Zachariah, YL Liu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane pervaporation provides an effective approach for production of desalinated water
and treatments of salted water. The water permeation fluxes through the membranes could …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review on properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) crosslinked with carboxylic acid

P Sharma, PK Agrawal, VK Singh… - J. Mater. Environ …, 2023 - jmaterenvironsci.com
Due to its biocompatible, non-toxic, and biodegradable characteristics, polyvinyl alcohol
(PVA) is a versatile and highly sought-after thermoplastic polymer. Due to its remarkable …

[HTML][HTML] Reverse Osmosis Membrane Engineering: Multidirectional Analysis Using Bibliometric, Machine Learning, Data, and Text Mining Approaches

E Aytaç, NK Khanzada, Y Ibrahim, M Khayet, N Hilal - Membranes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Membrane engineering is a complex field involving the development of the most suitable
membrane process for specific purposes and dealing with the design and operation of …

Potential use of discarded reverse osmosis (RO) module components as a reinforcement element for enhancing soil strength

HV Gajjar, HD Raval, BR Andharia - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023 - Springer
While desalination-installed capacity is growing continuously, the number of membrane
elements being discarded from such facilities is growing at the equivalent rate due to the …

Effect of operating parameters on boron removal using a combined system

AY Cetinkaya - Materials Research Express, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract According to World Health Organization (WHO) statements, the boron concentration
for drinking water should be less than 0.5 mg L− 1. This study is aimed to tackle the …