Chitosan superabsorbent biopolymers in sanitary and hygiene applications

PA Mistry, MN Konar, S Latha… - … Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The consumption of diapers and sanitary products has constantly been rising. Several
problems are associated with using chemical‐based sanitary products, which are difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life management of single-use baby diapers: Analysis of technical, health and environment aspects

J Płotka-Wasylka, P Makoś-Chełstowska… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Single-use baby diapers belongs to an important group of products used in the parenting
journey because of their high performance and convenience. Single-use baby diapers are …

Recent progress in and prospects for supercapacitor materials based on metal oxide or hydroxide/biomass-derived carbon composites

JG Ruiz-Montoya, LV Quispe-Garrido… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the pursuit of high power and energy density electrochemical energy storage
technologies, hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) have drawn increasing research attention due …

[HTML][HTML] Giving superabsorbent polymers a second life as pressure-sensitive adhesives

PT Chazovachii, MJ Somers, MT Robo… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
An estimated 6.3 billion metric tons of post-consumer polymer waste has been produced,
with the majority (79%) in landfills or the environment. Recycling methods that utilize these …

Development of formaldehyde-free bio-board produced from mushroom mycelium and substrate waste

SC Khoo, WX Peng, Y Yang, SB Ge, CF Soon… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Synthetic adhesives in the plywood industry are usually volatile compounds such as
formaldehyde-based chemical which are costly and hazardous to health and the …

[HTML][HTML] Open defaecation by proxy: Tackling the increase of disposable diapers in waste piles in informal settlements

HL White, T Mwapasa, M Mphasa, PK Kalonde… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disposable diapers are becoming increasingly popular and present an emerging challenge
for global waste management, particularly within LMICs. They offer a cheap and convenient …

[HTML][HTML] A new approach for assessing the absorption of disposable baby diapers and superabsorbent polymers: A comparative study

Y Bachra, A Grouli, F Damiri, A Bennamara… - Results in Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are materials that can absorb and retain large amounts of
water and aqueous solutions. This has made them ideal for a variety of valuable …

Waste management and environmental impact of absorbent hygiene products: A review

M Velasco Perez, PX Sotelo Navarro… - Waste Management …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Absorbent hygiene products (AHP) have received much interest due to the notion that their
end-of-life (EoL) stage has high environmental impacts. Since the use of AHP will continue …

Bioactive tri-component nanofibers from cellulose acetate/lignin//N-vanillidene-phenylthiazole copper-(II) complex for potential diaper dermatitis control

DA Elsherbiny, AM Abdelgawad, ME El-Naggar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current research targets innovative medical textiles of nanofibrous nature and antibacterial
activity to prevent diaper dermatitis. The work is based on electrospun nanofibers from …

[HTML][HTML] Valorisation of biomass and diaper waste into a sustainable production of the medical mushroom Lingzhi Ganoderma lucidum

SC Khoo, NL Ma, WX Peng, KK Ng, MS Goh, HL Chen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Global solid waste is expected to increase by at least 70% annually until year 2050. The
mixture of solid waste including food waste from food industry and domestic diaper waste in …