Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): From production to nanoarchitecture

R Tarrahi, Z Fathi, MÖ Seydibeyoğlu… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among many biodegradable and biocompatible biopolymers, polyhydroxyalkanoates
(PHAs), generated by microorganisms, have highly attracted attention in various fields due …

Recent progresses in the application of cellulose, starch, alginate, gum, pectin, chitin and chitosan based (nano) catalysts in sustainable and selective oxidation …

M Nasrollahzadeh, N Shafiei, Z Nezafat… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exploitation of polymers as effective starting materials to produce various valuable catalysts
is attracting the attention of industrial and academic researchers. Moreover, among all …

Synthesis of carbon disulfide modified chitosan resin and its adsorption properties for palladium (Ⅱ) in wastewater

L Chen, K Wu, M Zhang, N Liu, C Li, J Qin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel chitosan resin microsphere (CDCR) adsorbent, which was synthesized by
secondary crosslinking and carbon disulfide modification, and was evaluated for its efficacy …

The use of chitosan-based metal catalysts in organic transformations

Á Molnár - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Chitosan is an abundant, biodegradable, and renewable green material with diverse
functionalities. It is a valuable substance used prolifically in numerous applications, such as …

Poly (ethylene imine)-modified magnetic halloysite nanotubes: A novel, efficient and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of dihydropyrano [2, 3-c] pyrazole derivatives

Z Hajizadeh, A Maleki - Molecular Catalysis, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a green magnetic nanocatalyst based on natural clay was fabricated. Magnetic
nanoparticles were loaded on halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and poly (ethylene imine)(PEI) …

A review on dendrimers in preparation and modification of membranes: Progress, applications, and challenges

O Karatas, R Keyikoglu, NA Gengec… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although membrane technologies have been used for different purposes because of their
selective permeability and suitability for modifications, fouling is the most important limiting …

Metal-free nanostructured catalysts: Sustainable driving forces for organic transformations

B Gholipour, S Shojaei, S Rostamnia… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, research on heterogeneous catalysts, especially metal-free
catalysts in industrial and research transformations, has intensified. Despite the obvious …

Current status and challenges in the application of microbial PHA particles

J Liu, Z Zhou, H Li, X Yang, Z Wang, J Xiao, DX Wei - Particuology, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are diversiform biopolyesters with a similar structure and
different side chain groups, synthesized by a variety of microorganism. Due to their excellent …

Preparation of chitosan/magnetic porous biochar as support for cellulase immobilization by using glutaraldehyde

H Mo, J Qiu - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this work, porous biochar was obtained from sugarcane bagasse by alkali activation and
pyrolysis and then magnetized with γ-Fe2O3 by calcination. After functionalization with …

Simple physical adsorption technique to immobilize Yarrowia lipolytica lipase purified by different methods on magnetic nanoparticles: Adsorption isotherms and …

T Carvalho, AS Pereira, RCF Bonomo, M Franco… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Magnetic nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4) were used for physical adsorption of lipase from
Yarrowia lipolytica IMUFRJ 50682. The optimal adsorption conditions were obtained as …