Biorefinery approach for aerogels

T Budtova, DA Aguilera, S Beluns, L Berglund… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
According to the International Energy Agency, biorefinery is “the sustainable processing of
biomass into a spectrum of marketable bio-based products (chemicals, materials) and …

A comparative study on modification of aerogel-based biosorbents from coconut fibers for treatment of dye-and oil-contaminated water

PXT Nguyen, KH Ho, NHN Do, CTX Nguyen… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the discarded coconut fibers are treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and
hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) to recover the purified cellulose for further being transformed …

Preparation and adsorption properties of magnetic hydrophobic cellulose aerogels based on refined fibers

X He, T Chen, T Jiang, C Wang, Y Luan, P Liu… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel approach was introduced to prepare very low density, highly porous, economic,
reusable, hydrophobic, and magnetic cellulose aerogels from hardwood dissolving pulp via …

Application of Biodegradable Materials in Oil‐Spill Cleanup: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

SB Bhagwat, D Jaspal - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During the transportation of oil, various oil‐spill incidents are reported. The utilization of oil
sorbents for the treatment of oil spills is a promising approach among the all‐existing …

A novel application of cellulose aerogel composites from pineapple leaf fibers and cotton waste: Removal of dyes and oil in wastewater

PV Vu, TD Doan, GC Tu, NHN Do, KA Le… - Journal of Porous …, 2022 - Springer
In a world where demands for freshwater are ever-growing, wastewater remediation
becomes a global concern. Especially, water, which is contaminated by oil, dyes, poses …

Water hyacinth as a green and sustainable material for carbon aerogel electrodes utilized in membrane capacitive deionization

NT Nguyen, TTT Duong, TVT Phan… - CLEAN–Soil, Air …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water hyacinth is a substantial and quick‐growing plant that can strongly invade and
negatively affect the aquatic ecosystem, causing many problems to the water environment …

Green fabrication of bio-based aerogels from coconut fibers for wastewater treatment

YT Dang, NHN Do, PTX Nguyen, KH Ho, KA Le… - Journal of Porous …, 2022 - Springer
A promising and economic aerogel for dealing with environmental problems, such as dye
pollution or oil spillage, is successfully produced from coconut fibers (CFs), the by-product of …

Novel fabrication of coconut pith-based carbon aerogels as green adsorbents for oil and organic solvent removal

DK Trang, CKT Pham, NHN Do, LT Nguyen… - Journal of Porous …, 2023 - Springer
Nowadays, environmental pollution by using fossil fuel-based products is a matter of social
concern, leading to a need to create environmentally friendly and reusable materials …

Research Progress on Modification of Aerogels by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Z Sun, K Zhao, H Yang, J Liang, Z Chen, J Feng… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aerogels are three-dimensional nanomaterials with low thermal conductivity, low density,
high specific surface area, and high porosity. They have demonstrated remarkable …

Recent developments in water treatment by cellulose aerogels from agricultural waste

PXT Nguyen, KH Ho, CTX Nguyen… - … Series: Earth and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Water pollution caused by inorganic and organic compounds affects seriously health risks
and the destruction of the water balance of the ecosystem. Water remediation is one of the …