Background Metal oxide (MO) nanomaterials and related nanocomposites have been
extensively studied for their potential use in water treatment. Because of their controlled …

Over the years, heavy metal pollution has become a very serious environmental problem
worldwide. Even though anthropogenic sources are believed to be the major cause of heavy …

Volcanic ashes are pyroclastic materials commonly found in many regions of the world.
Many deposits of volcanic ashes are unexploited, despite their potential interest for several …

Researchers are continuously working to improve the mechanical characteristics of polymer
composites by various approaches such as fiber treatment, filler addition, and others. In this …

In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) porous calcium alginate (3D CA) scaffold was
successfully constructed using a direct-ink-writing-based 3D printing method combined with …

Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were covalently immobilized onto the NiFe 2 O 4-halloysite
nanotubes (NiFe 2 O 4-HNTs) surface to fabricate a nanocomposite material utilized as an …

In this study, NiFe 2 O 4/hydroxyapatite/graphene quantum dots (NiFe 2 O 4/HAP/GQDs) as
nano-adsorbent to remove cadmium (Cd 2+) from aqueous solution were synthesized. This …

Pumice is a valuable scouring, scrubbing, and polishing material both in powdered form and
as a pumice stone. It has been traditionally used in construction industry and biomedicine. It …

As a remedy for environmental pollution, a versatile synthetic approach has been developed
to prepare polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/nitrogen-doped carbon dots (CDs) composite film (PVA …

This paper reviews a literature survey on the usage of volcanic particle materials as an
alternative filler material in polymer composites. Also, it highlights different types of volcanic …