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 …

Recent progress in the structural modification of chitosan for applications in diversified biomedical fields

H Mittal, SS Ray, BS Kaith, JK Bhatia, J Sharma… - European Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article critically reviews the recent developments in the structural modifications of
chitosan and its nano-structured variants produced via different techniques and their …

Removal of naphthalene from simulated wastewater through adsorption-photodegradation by ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite

N Mukwevho, R Gusain, E Fosso-Kankeu… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a ZnO/Ag/GO nanocomposite was synthesised and used as photocatalyst for
effective photodegradation of naphthalene from simulated wastewater under visible light …

Thermodynamic properties and adsorption behaviour of hydrogel nanocomposites for cadmium removal from mine effluents

E Fosso-Kankeu, H Mittal, F Waanders… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This research paper reports on the utilization of the hydrogel of gelatine (GL) and its hybrid
nanocomposite with clinoptilolite for the adsorption of Cd 2+ ions from an aqueous solution …

Recent progress on the design and applications of polysaccharide‐based graft copolymer hydrogels as adsorbents for wastewater purification

H Mittal, SS Ray, M Okamoto - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Gum polysaccharides are one of the most abundant bio‐based polymers. They are
generally derived from plants as exudates or from microorganisms and have diverse …

Gum ghatti and acrylic acid based biodegradable hydrogels for the effective adsorption of cationic dyes

E Fosso-Kankeu, H Mittal, SB Mishra… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This article reports biosorption properties of Gum ghatti and acrylic acid based graft co-
polymers for the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB). Gg–cl–PAA …

Current status on the biodegradability of acrylic polymers: microorganisms, enzymes and metabolic pathways involved

I Gaytán, M Burelo, H Loza-Tavera - Applied microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
Acrylic polymers (AP) are a diverse group of materials with broad applications, frequent use,
and increasing demand. Some of the most used AP are polyacrylamide, polyacrylic acid …

The Adsorption of Pb2+ and Cu2+ onto Gum Ghatti-Grafted Poly(acrylamide-co-acrylonitrile) Biodegradable Hydrogel: Isotherms and Kinetic Models

H Mittal, A Maity, S Sinha Ray - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A biodegradable hydrogel polymer of gum ghatti (Gg) with a copolymer mixture of
acrylamide (AAm) and acrylonitrile (AN) was synthesized using the free-radical graft …

History, classification, properties and application of hydrogels: An overview

S Thakur, VK Thakur, OA Arotiba - Hydrogels: Recent Advances, 2018 - Springer
The term hydrogel was coined in 1894 as it was employed to explain a colloidal gel. The first
report on the application of hydrogels was given by Wichterle and Lim in 1960, which was in …

Synthesis and characterization of graft copolymers of plant polysaccharides

AK Nayak, H Bera, MS Hasnain, D Pal - Biopolymer grafting, 2018 - Elsevier
Currently, plant-derived polysaccharides are extensively utilized in various industrial
purposes by reason of excellent biodegradability, sustainable production, economical …