“Functional upcycling” of polymer waste towards the design of new materials

O Guselnikova, O Semyonov, E Sviridova… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Diversification of polymer waste recycling is one of the solutions to improve the current
environmental scenario. Upcycling is a promising strategy for converting polymer waste into …

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based aerogels in thermal applications: a review

S Ahankari, P Paliwal, A Subhedar, H Kargarzadeh - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Naturally derived nanocellulose (NC) is a renewable, biodegradable nanomaterial with high
strength, low density, high surface area, and tunable surface chemistry, which allows its …

Preparation of water-dispersible porous gC 3 N 4 with improved photocatalytic activity by chemical oxidation

HJ Li, BW Sun, L Sui, DJ Qian, M Chen - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrophilic treatment of bulk graphene-like carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for future applications
has aroused extensive interest, due to its enhanced specific surface area and unusual …

Synthesis and adsorption performance of three-dimensional gels assembled by carbon nanomaterials for heavy metal removal from water: A review

Y Zhang, J Luo, H Zhang, T Li, H Xu, Y Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the removal of heavy metals from water by three-dimensional gels
with carbon nanomaterials as the main building units. It highlights the fundamental …

Sorption as a rapidly response for oil spill accidents: A material and mechanistic approach

LMTM Oliveira, J Saleem, A Bazargan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accidents involving oil transportation has increase due to directly connection with the
elevation of global energy demand. The environmental losses are tremendous and brings …

Super high removal capacities of heavy metals (Pb2+ and Cu2+) using CNT dendrimer

B Hayati, A Maleki, F Najafi, H Daraei, F Gharibi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
This research demonstrates the capability of carbon nanotubes (CNT) modified with four
generations of poly-amidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM, G4) to remove Cu 2+ and Pb 2+ heavy …

Enhancing oil removal from water using ferric oxide nanoparticles doped carbon nanotubes adsorbents

AK Fard, T Rhadfi, G Mckay, M Al-marri… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oil contaminated water is one of the challenges in water resources management. It is crucial
to remove the oil droplets from water in order to meet the discharge regulations set by the …

Compressible carbon nanotube–graphene hybrid aerogels with superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity for oil sorption

H Hu, Z Zhao, Y Gogotsi, J Qiu - Environmental Science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Spilled oil represents a menace to the aquatic ecosystem and the whole environment in
general and requires timely cleanup. Among all the avaliable technologies, oil sorption has …

Metal-organic-framework derived carbon polyhedron and carbon nanotube hybrids as electrode for electrochemical supercapacitor and capacitive deionization

T Gao, F Zhou, W Ma, H Li - Electrochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, carbon polyhedron and carbon nanotube hybrids (HCN) have been synthesized
by employing ZIF-67 as precursor for electrochemical supercapacitor and capacitive …

Lightweight, Flexible, and Thermal Insulating Carbon/SiO2@CNTs Composite Aerogel for High‐Efficiency Microwave Absorption

X Wang, Y Yuan, X Sun, R Qiang, Y Xu, Y Ma, E Zhang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A complex electromagnetic environment is a formidable challenge in national defense
areas. Microwave‐absorbing materials are considered as a strategy to tackle this challenge …