Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater is of prime importance for a clean
environment and human health. Different reported methods were devoted to heavy metal …

Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Natural macromolecules have been used to adsorb pollutants including heavy metal ions
and organic dyes due to low-cost, accessible, biodegradable, and eco-friendly advantages …

Pectin is natural biopolymer derived from various plant sources and its activity is driven by
functional groups. Affinity of pectin and chemical interactions of the active sites to chemicals …

Polymer flocculants are used to promote solid–liquid separation processes in potable water
and wastewater treatment. Recently, bio-based flocculants have received a lot of attention …

Background Over the past decades, the growing industrialization caused continuously
increased release of heavy metal into environment. Through the food chain, heavy metals …

Agro-industrial lignocellulosic waste, an abundant source of non-food fermentable sugars,
represent a potentially negative environmental impact due to unsuitable waste disposal …

This study addresses the limitations of konjac glucomannan (KGM) films in mechanical
properties, hydrophobicity and antibacterial activities. For the first time, a zein-pectin …

Ethylenediamine-modified pectins (EPs) with different degrees of amidation (DA) were
prepared and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectra (FTIR), elemental …

In this work, a library of new aniline and pyridyl functionalized carbamoylcarboxylic acids
were synthesized, physicochemically analyzed and evaluated as ligands for the …