Recent advances in the polyurethane-based adsorbents for the decontamination of hazardous wastewater pollutants

R Selvasembian, W Gwenzi, N Chaukura… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pollution of aquatic systems with noxious organic and inorganic contaminants is a
challenging problem faced by most countries. Water bodies are contaminated with diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical and thermal properties of sepiolite strengthened thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites: A comprehensive review

ZI Khan, U Habib, ZB Mohamad, ARB Rahmat… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Sepiolite (Si 12 Mg 8 O 30 (OH, F) 4].(H 2 O) 4· 8H 2 O) is a valuable filler with an
enormous capacity to be used in thermoplastic composites, substituting costly reinforcing …

A novel alkali activated magnesium silicate as an effective and mechanically strong adsorbent for methylene blue removal

K Kaya-Özkiper, A Uzun, S Soyer-Uzun - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel, cheap, and easy-to-synthesize sepiolite-based alkali-activated material (Sep-AAM),
synthesized by the reaction of a magnesium silicate source, sepiolite, with sodium silicate …

Composite carrier enhanced bacterial adhesion and nitrogen removal in partial nitrification/anammox process

X Li, Y Feng, K Zhang, J Zhou, J Sun, K Rong… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid start-up and stable operation of one-stage (Partial nitrification/anammox) PN/A
process for low-ammonium wastewater are difficult to be achieved, and many carriers are …

Encapsulation of Copper Nanoparticles in Electrospun Nanofibers for Sustainable Removal of Pesticides

AI Quilez-Molina, S Barroso-Solares… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The excellent catalytic properties of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) for the degradation of the
highly toxic and recalcitrant chlorpyrifos pesticide are widely known. However, CuNPs …

Natural sepiolite modified PVDF electrospun films for mechanically robust and high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators

H Yin, Z Zheng, D Yu, Y Chen, H Liu, Y Guo - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, natural sepiolite and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) electrospun composite
films with improved mechanical strength were prepared successfully, in which the natural …

Sepiolite-zeolite powder doped with capric acid phase change microcapsules for temperature-humidity control

X Wang, Y Lei, Z Chen, W Lei - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A composite material with temperature-humidity control functions was prepared by using
sepiolite-zeolite powder as humidity control matrix and capric acid phase change …

Recent progress in carbonaceous materials for the nitrate adsorption

S Mishra, S Suresh, MS Chauhan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers in agricultural applications and oxidation of human
and animal by-products, including septic discharge, has led to a considerable increase in …

Simple and eco-friendly fabrication of highly tolerant chitosan/alginate@ sepiolite hybrid films on nylon textile for oil/water separation in harsh conditions

J Wang, H Wang, G Yuan - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of the need of achieving efficient separation to oil/water mixture, the construction of
separation coating with good mechanical strength and chemical resistance are highly …

Polyethyleneimine-filled sepiolite nanorods-embedded poly (2, 5-benzimidazole) composite membranes for wide-temperature PEMFCs

Q Liu, X Wang, X Zhang, Z Ling, W Wu, X Fu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) that operate from room temperature to
high temperatures (eg, 200° C) are desired for fuel cells used in vehicles and combined heat …