Recent advances on composite hydrogels designed for the remediation of dye-contaminated water and wastewater: A review

AGB Pereira, FHA Rodrigues, AT Paulino… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dye-contamination in water supplies, industrial effluents, and rivers is one of the major water
pollution issues. It has put at risk the drinking-water supplies around the globe. Various …

Cellulose-based hydrogel materials: Chemistry, properties and their prospective applications

SMF Kabir, PP Sikdar, B Haque, MAR Bhuiyan… - Progress in …, 2018 - Springer
Hydrogels based on cellulose comprising many organic biopolymers including cellulose,
chitin, and chitosan are the hydrophilic material, which can absorb and retain a huge …

Cellulose: A fascinating biopolymer for hydrogel synthesis

S Bhaladhare, D Das - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The growing environmental concerns and increasing demand for eco-friendly materials
have obliged researchers worldwide to explore naturally occurring biopolymers for potential …

Classification, processing and application of hydrogels: A review

F Ullah, MBH Othman, F Javed, Z Ahmad… - Materials Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This article aims to review the literature concerning the choice of selectivity for hydrogels
based on classification, application and processing. Super porous hydrogels (SPHs) and …

Superabsorbent hydrogel (SAH) as a soil amendment for drought management: A review

A Saha, S Sekharan, U Manna - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Drought is one of the worst natural disasters that affect the economic, social, and
environmental status of any country. The long-term drought affects the soil ecosystem and …

Adsorptive removal of organic pollutant methylene blue using polysaccharide-based composite hydrogels

R Sivakumar, NY Lee - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB) is categorized as an organic dye (OD) released as effluents after
various industrial activities and is one of the most abundant pollutants in the aquatic …

Superabsorbent hydrogels based on polysaccharides for application in agriculture as soil conditioner and nutrient carrier: A review

MR Guilherme, FA Aouada, AR Fajardo… - European Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SH) continue being a very important issue in both academic and
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …

Cellulose/nanocellulose superabsorbent hydrogels as a sustainable platform for materials applications: A mini-review and perspective

Z Zhang, N Abidi, L Lucia, S Chabi, CT Denny… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SAH) are crosslinked three-dimensional networks distinguished
by their super capacity to stabilize a large quantity of water without dissolving. Such …

Hydrogel as an alternative structure for food packaging systems

RA Batista, PJP Espitia, JSS Quintans, MM Freitas… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are three-dimensional, hydrophilic networks, comprising polymeric chains linked
through physical or chemical bonds. In the area of food, hydrogels have great potential to be …

The potential of cellulose nanocrystals in tissue engineering strategies

RMA Domingues, ME Gomes, RL Reis - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a renewable nanosized raw material that is drawing a
tremendous level of attention from the materials community. These rod-shaped nanocrystals …