Medical textiles

H Morris, R Murray - Textile Progress, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial
growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is …

Recent advances in the potential applications of hollow kapok fiber-based functional materials

Y Zheng, J Wang, A Wang - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Kapok fiber (KF) belongs to a type of seed fibers collected from the fruits of Ceiba pentandra
tree. From sustainable biomass resource, KF is a naturally abundant cellulose fiber with …

Low-tortuosity carbon electrode derived from Wood@ ZIF-67 for supercapacitor applications

Z Zhang, S Deng, D Wang, Y Qing, G Yan, L Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Constructing a thick electrode with excellent electrochemical performance using carbon
materials remains a significant challenge. The crucial factor is that traditional thick …

Adsorption of anionic methyl orange dye and lead (II) heavy metal ion by polyaniline-kapok fiber nanocomposite

RB Gapusan, MDL Balela - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Low value natural hollow kapok fibers (KpF) were utilized as support for the synthesis of
highly efficient polyaniline (PANI)-based adsorbents for heavy metal and ionic dye …

Kapok fiber derived biochar as an efficient electro-catalyst for H2O2 in-situ generation in an electro-Fenton system for sulfamethoxazole degradation

W Wang, W Li, H Li, C Xu, G Zhao, Y Ren - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing highly efficient, low-cost, and environmental-friendly catalysts to generate
hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) through two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e−–ORR) is …

Modification strategies of kapok fiber composites and its application in the adsorption of heavy metal ions and dyes from aqueous solutions: a systematic review

CM Futalan, AES Choi, HGO Soriano… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) belongs to a group of natural fibers that are mainly composed
of cellulose, lignin, pectin, and small traces of inorganic compounds. These fibers are …

Characterization of a new natural novel lignocellulose fiber resource from the stem of Cyperus platystylis R.Br.

AK Bhunia, D Mondal, SM Parui, AK Mondal - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study deals with the characterization of a natural fiber which is extracted from the stem
of an unexplored plant of Cyperus platystylis R. Br.(CPS) with an aim to establish it as a …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of new natural cellulosic fibers from Cyperus compactus Retz.(Cyperaceae) Plant

AK Bhunia, D Mondal, KR Sahu, AK Mondal - … Polymer Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The characteristic features of new lignocellulosic fibers has been explored and found in this
work. Characterization of Cyperus compactus Retz. plant (CCP) fiber is done using different …

Biobased kapok fiber nano-structure for energy and environment application: A critical review

AY Zerga, M Tahir - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increasing degradation of fossil fuels has motivated the globe to turn to green energy
solutions such as biofuel in order to minimize the entire reliance on fossil fuels. Green …

Ultrafast diesel oil spill removal by fibers from silk-cotton tree: Characterization and sorption potential evaluation

LMTM Oliveira, LFAM Oliveira, AF Sonsin… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fibers from silk-cotton tree were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier
transform infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, photoluminescence excitation and applied in …