Biowaste-and nature-derived (nano) materials: Biosynthesis, stability and environmental applications

G Ashrafi, M Nasrollahzadeh, B Jaleh, M Sajjadi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the environmental pollution issues and the supply of drinking/clean water, removal of
both inorganic and organic (particularly dyes, nitroarenes, and heavy metals) to non …

Adsorbents obtained from recycled polymeric materials for retention of different pollutants: A review

KA Escamilla-Lara, J Lopez-Tellez, JA Rodriguez - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymeric waste is an environmental problem, with an annual world production of
approximately 368 million metric tons, and increasing every year. Therefore, different …

Mikania mikrantha leaf extract mediated biogenic synthesis of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: Characterization and its antimicrobial activity study

A Biswas, C Vanlalveni, R Lalfakzuala, S Nath… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
With an aim to introduce a new highly potent antimicrobial nanoparticles using an
environment-friendly route, he present work reports the green synthesis of iron oxide …

Simple preparation method for Styrofoam–TiO 2 composites and their photocatalytic application for dye oxidation and Cr (vi) reduction in industrial wastewater

YJ Lee, CG Lee, JK Kang, SJ Park… - … Science: Water Research …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigates a simple method for the preparation of floating photocatalysts in
which the surface of expanded polystyrene (EPS) is partially dissolved using a diluted …

Nanomagnets doped antifouling membrane for fine emulsion separation

A Bedar, D Yadav, S Kirti, RK Das, S Saxena, S Shukla - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Reutilizing domestic and industrial wastewater can be the best solution to global water
issues. However, the treatment of oily wastewater is a long-standing problem due to the …

Waste expanded polystyrene modified with H2SO4/biodegradable chelating agent for reuse: As a highly efficient adsorbent to remove fluoroquinolone antibiotic from …

SH Chang, CC Lu, CW Lin, KS Wang, MW Lee, SH Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Untreated wastewater containing fluoroquinolone antibiotics poses serious hazards to
aquatic species and human health; therefore, treatment of waste expanded polystyrene …

Utilization of sulfonated waste polystyrene-based cobalt ferrite magnetic nanocomposites for efficient degradation of Calcon Dye

V Srinivasan, V Sumalatha, A Prasannan… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
We presented a simple and efficient method for making a polymer–metal nanocomposite
using various amounts of cobalt ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (CoFe2O4 MNp) with …

Influence of phytochemicals with iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications: a review

G Nandhini, MK Shobana - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
Iron oxide nanoparticles are consistently shown great potential for biomedical
implementations in recent decades, despite their non-toxic role in biological systems …

Conversion of Waste Thermocol into Effective Adsorbent by Chemical Modification: Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Media

T Regi, AK Selvam, A Murugesan, AS Raj - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2024 - Springer
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam (thermocol waste) is produced at a rate of several million
tons annually and poses serious environmental challenges due to its widespread use and …

Functionalized polyethylene glycol as a catalyst for esterification of salicylic acid

R Farouq, Y Selim - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023 - Springer
In this work, two catalysts based on polyethylene glycol (PEG) containing sulfonic acid group
and the− COOH group of citric acid (CA) were synthesized. Characterization of the− SO3H …