Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

A review on the emerging applications of nano-cellulose as advanced coatings

RM Cherian, A Tharayil, RT Varghese, T Antony… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unparalleled dependency on petroleum based sources urged the research community
to focus on developing renewable products, among which nanocellulose based …

Two dimensional (2D) materials and biomaterials for water desalination; structure, properties, and recent advances

S Raza, E Ghasali, Y Orooji, H Lin, C Karaman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background An efficient solution to the global freshwater dilemma is desalination. MXene,
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS 2), Graphene Oxide, Hexagonal Boron Nitride, and …

Sustainable and versatile superhydrophobic cellulose nanocrystals

H Xiang, B Wang, M Zhong, W Liu, D Yu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Paper-based materials have been widely used in packaging replacing nonbiodegradable
fossil-based polymers due to the increasing concerns on environmental pollution. However …

Preparation and characterization of synthetic melanin-like nanoparticles reinforced chitosan nanocomposite films

S Roy, HC Kim, L Zhai, J Kim - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports the preparation, characterization and properties of synthetic melanin-like
nanoparticle (MNP) reinforced chitosan nanocomposite films. The MNP was prepared using …

Mussel-Inspired Durable TiO2/PDA-Based Superhydrophobic Paper with Excellent Self-Cleaning, High Chemical Stability, and Efficient Oil/Water Separation …

Z He, H Wu, Z Shi, X Gao, Y Sun, X Liu - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oceanic oil spill and the discharge of industrial oily wastewaters can cause significant
threats to the ecological environment and human health. Herein, we design a durable …

A facile method for processing durable and sustainable superhydrophobic chitosan-based coatings derived from waste crab shell

S Roy, KL Goh, C Verma… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The substitution of synthetic raw materials with renewable feedstock is fueling a lot of
interest to drive new scientific and technical advancements that underpin this strategy. In this …

Large amplification of triboelectric property by allicin to develop high performance cellulosic triboelectric nanogenerator

S Roy, HU Ko, PK Maji, J Kim - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, cellulose has grabbed a tremendous attention in the fabrication of triboelectric
nanogenerators (TENGs) because of their biodegradability and renewability. However, the …

Incorporation of melanin nanoparticles improves UV-shielding, mechanical and antioxidant properties of cellulose nanofiber based nanocomposite films

S Roy, HC Kim, JW Kim, L Zhai, QY Zhu… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The featured work reports the preparation, characterization and various properties of
melanin nanoparticle (MNP) reinforced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) based nanocomposite …

Sustainable cellulose nanomaterials for environmental remediation-achieving clean air, water, and energy: a review

Q Wang, S Liu, J Liu, J Sun, Z Zhang, Q Zhu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is increasingly becoming a serious global challenge due to various
pollutants. Cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) based membranes originated from green …