Recent trends and future prospects of nanostructured aerogels in water treatment applications

M Mariana, AK HPS, EB Yahya, NG Olaiya… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, aerogel, an ultra-lightweight, porous nanostructured functional material has
attracted significant industrial applications, including polluted water treatment. Their high …

Recent progress in modification strategies of nanocellulose-based aerogels for oil absorption application

MA Iskandar, EB Yahya, HPS Abdul Khalil, AA Rahman… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oil spills and oily wastewater have become a major environmental problem in recent years,
directly impacting the environment and biodiversity. Several techniques have been …

Ultra‐Strong Regenerated Wool Keratin Fibers Regulating via Keratin Conformational Transition

L Zhang, N Ma, X Jia, T Hua, J Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
By virtue of remarkable biocompatibility and their promising applications in biomedical
fields, biomass‐regenerated fibers, such as wool keratin fiber and cellulose fiber, have …

Natural cellulose fiber-derived photothermal aerogel for efficient and sustainable solar desalination

HG Nguyen, TAH Nguyen, DB Do, XN Pham… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aerogels are becoming a promising platform to fabricate photothermal materials for use in
solar steam generation (SSG), which have remarkable application potential in solar …

Recent progresses in eco-friendly fabrication and applications of sustainable aerogels from various waste materials

PTT Nguyen, NHN Do, XY Goh, CJ Goh… - Waste and Biomass …, 2022 - Springer
Tons of waste from residential, commercial and manufacturing activities are generated due
to the growing population, urbanization and economic development, prompting the need for …

Insights into sustainable aerogels from lignocellulosic materials

HSH Nguyen, HKP Huynh, ST Nguyen… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aerogels, the three-dimensional materials, have been considered to be revolutionary solid-
state materials due to their highly porous structure, low density, large surface area, and low …

Fabrication and optimization of multifunctional nanoporous aerogels using recycled textile fibers from car tire wastes for oil-spill cleaning, heat-insulating and sound …

QB Thai, K Le-Cao, PTT Nguyen, PK Le… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
A nanoporous rubber aerogel (NRA) is fabricated successfully using recycled textile fibers
(RTFs) from car tire wastes, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) via freeze-drying. The NRA exhibits a …

Characterizations and great application potential for air filtration of konjac glucomannan/curdlan aerogels

K Chen, G Xu, R Tian, J Jiang, Y Kuang, K Wu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pore size distribution and pore number had a great impact on the air filtration
performance of polysaccharide-based aerogels. In this study, konjac glucomannan …

Oil adsorption onto different types of microplastic in synthetic seawater

KY Yap, MC Tan - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution had brought numerous issues on human health and marine life. Oil
spills are happening on daily basis which requires at least few months to clean the seawater …

Advanced fabrication and multi-properties of aluminum-based aerogels from aluminum waste for thermal insulation and oil absorption applications

XY Goh, RH Ong, PTT Nguyen, T Bai, D Aw, T Li… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metal-based aerogels have attracted numerous studies due to their unique physical,
structural, thermal, and chemical properties. Utilizing aluminum waste, a novel, facile …