Recent developments in chitosan-based adsorbents for the removal of pollutants from aqueous environments

DC da Silva Alves, B Healy, LAA Pinto… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The quality of water is continuously under threat as increasing concentrations of pollutants
escape into the aquatic environment. However, these issues can be alleviated by adsorbing …

Recent advances in extraction and processing of chitin using deep eutectic solvents

Z Li, C Liu, S Hong, H Lian, C Mei, J Lee, Q Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chitin, as the most abundant non-wood biopolymer on earth, exists widely in the shells of
crustaceans, the cell walls of fungi, and the cuticles of insects. It consists of N-acetyl-D …

Micro-mechanism insights into the adsorption of anionic dyes using quaternary ammonium-functionalised chitosan aerogels

N Du, LY Huang, YS Xiong, R Tian, JY Yin… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of adsorbents with outstanding adsorption capacities, wide versatility, and
excellent recyclability for the removal of organic dyes remains a challenge. In this study, a …

Environmentally friendly plasticized electrolyte based on chitosan (CS): Potato starch (PS) polymers for EDLC application: Steps toward the greener energy storage …

RT Abdulwahid, SB Aziz, MFZ Kadir - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymer membranes derived from natural resources are environmentally friendly
materials and their use for electrochemical energy storage devices has attracted a great …

Preparation of degradable, biocompatible, conductive and multifunctional chitosan/thiol-functionalized graphene nanocomposite hydrogel via click chemistry for …

N Salimiyan, M Gholami, R Sedghi - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
As an auspicious multifunctional material, hydrogels have engendered a huge surge of
interest worldwide because of their undeniable applications, particularly in wearable sensor …

Synthesis of magnetically solid base catalyst of NaOH/Chitosan-Fe3O4 for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil: Optimization, kinetics and thermodynamic …

M Helmi, A Hemmati - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, biodiesel was produced from waste cooking oil (WCO) via a magnetically
and biodegradable heterogeneous base catalyst of NaOH/Chitosan-Fe 3 O 4. The catalyst …

Chitin-hydroxyapatite-collagen composite scaffolds for bone regeneration

F Xing, Z Chi, R Yang, D Xu, J Cui, Y Huang… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bone defect is usually difficult to recover quickly, and bone scaffold transplantation is
considered to be an effective method. Biomaterials have a wide range of application …

Enhancing the thermostability, UV shielding and antimicrobial activity of transparent chitosan film by carbon quantum dots containing N/P

L Wang, X Liu, P Qi, J Sun, S Jiang, H Li, X Gu… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
The chitosan (CS) transparent film has attracted much attention in food and medicine
packaging areas due to their biodegradability and good availability. A novel carbon …

Effective separation of uranium (VI) from wastewater using a magnetic carbon as a recyclable adsorbent

J Liao, T Xiong, L Ding, Y Zhang, W Zhu - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
An environmentally friendly magnetic biochar was successfully prepared for the efficient
removal of uranium (VI) from wastewater. The results of batch adsorption experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Production and physicochemical characterization of chitosan for the harvesting of wild microalgae consortia

S Acosta-Ferreira, OS Castillo, JT Madera-Santana… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of chitosan to harvest microalgae is a strategic step that seeks to reach an
economically competitive price to recover lipids, proteins, and pigments. The aim of the …