Alginate-based composites for environmental applications: a critical review

B Wang, Y Wan, Y Zheng, X Lee, T Liu… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Alginate-based composites have been extensively studied for applications in energy and
environmental sectors due to their biocompatible, nontoxic, and cost-effective properties …

Structures, properties and application of alginic acid: A review

X Guo, Y Wang, Y Qin, P Shen, Q Peng - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alginic acid is a natural polysaccharide, which has been widely concerned and applied due
to its excellent water solubility, film formation, biodegradability and biocompatibility. This …

Hydrogel applications for adsorption of contaminants in water and wastewater treatment

V Van Tran, D Park, YC Lee - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
During the last decade, hydrogels have been used as potential adsorbents for removal of
contaminants from aqueous solution. To improve the adsorption efficiency, there are …

Polymeric hydrogels-based materials for wastewater treatment

M Ahmaruzzaman, P Roy, A Bonilla-Petriciolet… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-cost and reliable wastewater treatment is a relevant issue worldwide to reduce the
concentration of environmental pollutants. Industrial effluents containing dyes, heavy metals …

Carbon dot cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone hybrid hydrogel for simultaneous dye adsorption, photodegradation and bacterial elimination from waste water

S Nayak, SR Prasad, D Mandal, P Das - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The creation of a polymeric hydrogel from polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) cross-linked by
Carbon Quantum Dots (CD) for the adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of both …

Natural polysaccharide-based hydrogels and nanomaterials: Recent trends and their applications

PN Dave, A Gor - Handbook of nanomaterials for industrial applications, 2018 - Elsevier
In the recent era, polysaccharide-based hydrogels received the greater attention due to their
exceptional properties like biodegradability, and biocompatibility. In polysaccharide-based …

Application of polysaccharide-based hydrogels for water treatments

M Pooresmaeil, H Namazi - Hydrogels based on natural polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
Numerous adsorbents are used for water treatment, among them, hydrogels have attracted a
great deal of attention in recent years. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks …

Biodegradable polysaccharides for controlled drug delivery

J Pushpamalar, AK Veeramachineni, C Owh… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Polysaccharides are ideal candidates for drug delivery and biomedical applications as they
are easily obtained from natural sources. Furthermore, they can be subjected to a wide …

Dual ionic cross-linked alginate/clinoptilolite composite microbeads with improved stability and enhanced sorption properties for methylene blue

MV Dinu, MM Lazar, ES Dragan - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Environmentally friendly and low-cost composites based on sodium alginate and
clinoptilolite (Alg/CPL) were prepared as microbeads and were used as sorbents for …

Present status of hybrid materials for potable water decontamination: a review

H Basu, S Saha, SK Kailasa, RK Singhal - … Science: Water Research & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Drinking water pollution is one of the major problems the world is facing today. Various
technologies have been developed for the removal of various contaminants from aquatic …