Recent developments of polysaccharide based superabsorbent nanocomposite for organic dye contamination removal from wastewater—A review

S Pandey, E Makhado, S Kim, M Kang - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the main problems with water pollution is dye contamination of rivers, industrial
effluents, and water sources. It has endangered the world's sources of drinking water …

Fibrous clays based bionanocomposites

E Ruiz-Hitzky, M Darder, FM Fernandes… - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Sepiolite and palygorskite are natural microfibrous clay minerals whose particular structural,
morphological and textural features are useful for the preparation of a wide variety of …

Chitosan-based composite films containing eugenol nanoemulsion, ZnO nanoparticles and Aloe vera gel for active food packaging

IB Basumatary, A Mukherjee, S Kumar - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymer-based food packaging films are gaining increasing popularity, as consumers'
demands for sustainable alternatives and environmental concerns associated with synthetic …

Synergic antimicrobial properties of Carvacrol essential oil and montmorillonite in biodegradable starch films

AG de Souza, NMA Dos Santos… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work evaluated the synergic effect of carvacrol essential oil (EO) and montmorillonite
(MMT)(named hybrid compound), incorporated in thermoplastic starch (TPS) films in …

A novel active bionanocomposite film incorporating rosemary essential oil and nanoclay into chitosan

M Abdollahi, M Rezaei, G Farzi - Journal of Food Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite (MMT) nanoclay and rosemary essential oil (REO) were incorporated into
chitosan film to improve its physical and mechanical properties as well as antimicrobial and …

Comparing physico-mechanical and thermal properties of alginate nanocomposite films reinforced with organic and/or inorganic nanofillers

M Abdollahi, M Alboofetileh, M Rezaei, R Behrooz - Food Hydrocolloids, 2013 - Elsevier
Montmorillonite (MMT) and cellulose nanoparticles (CNP) were added to alginate
biopolymer to compare the properties of bionanocomposites reinforced with different organic …

Preparation and properties of dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose crosslinked gelatin edible films

C Mu, J Guo, X Li, W Lin, D Li - Food Hydrocolloids, 2012 - Elsevier
Glycerol-plasticized gelatin edible films with a new kind of dialdehyde polysaccharide,
dialdehyde carboxymethyl cellulose (DCMC) as crosslinking agent are successful prepared …

Influence of oxidized starch on physicomechanical, thermal properties, and atomic force micrographs of cassava starch bioplastic film

OO Oluwasina, FK Olaleye, SJ Olusegun… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxidized starch was produced and its effect on starch-based bioplastic film has been
evaluated. The produced oxidized starch was coarse, brownish with 15.68% carbonyl …

Novel active composite films based on carboxymethyl cellulose and sodium alginate incorporated with phycocyanin: Physico-chemical, microstructural and antioxidant …

HMS Akhtar, Y Zhao, L Li, Q Shi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Phycocyanin (PC) has been demonstrated to be an excellent source of antioxidant activities.
The antioxidant capacity of biopolymer based packaging films should be enhanced with PC …

Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on the mechanical, barrier and optical properties of thermoplastic cationic starch/montmorillonite biodegradable films

K Vaezi, G Asadpour, H Sharifi - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, various amounts of nanoclay montmorillonite (MMT) and ZnO nanopowders
were used to analyze the properties of biodegradable nanocomposites of cationic starch …