Over the last years, polysaccharides have been linked to antioxidant effects using both in
vitro chemical and biological models. The reported structures, claimed to act as antioxidants …

Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological
systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample …

We present an approach for synthesis of a micro-porous composite of two well-known
biopolymers, namely chitosan and alginate, using glutaraldehyde as the cross-linking agent …

Most natural polymers exhibit limited functional groups, which is not favourable for the
adsorption of various ions and their utilisation. To overcome this drawback, a novel in-situ …

Persistent contaminants in wastewater effluent pose a significant threat to aquatic life and
are one of the most significant environmental concerns of our time. Although there are a …

Recently, much attention has been paid to chitosan as a potential polysaccharide resource.
Although several efforts have been reported to prepare functional derivatives of chitosan by …

To meet the global challenges of elemental sustainability a holistic approach to the
extraction, use and recovery of precious and critical metals must be developed. Biosorption …

Biodegradable material, known as chitosan-coated sand (CCS), was utilized for removal of
copper (II) and lead (II) ions in water. Batch experiments were conducted to investigate the …

Mercury (Hg) is one of the most toxic heavy metals commonly found in the global
environment. Its toxicity is related to the capacity of its compounds to bioconcentrate in …