Invasive plants as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a review

DTC Nguyen, TV Tran, PS Kumar, ATM Din… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Water contamination is an environmental burden for the next generations, calling for
advanced methods such as adsorption to remove pollutants. For instance, unwanted …

Water hyacinth as a biomass: A review

GK Gaurav, T Mehmood, L Cheng, JJ Klemeš… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide available, attractive, and invasive biomass as water hyacinth and its
characteristic has been discussed in this review. Water hyacinth biomass, as well as its …

Efficient Fabrication of Micro/Nanostructured Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotubes Foam with Robust Superhydrophobicity, Excellent Photothermality, and Sufficient …

H Xie, Y Du, W Zhou, W Xu, C Zhang, R Niu, T Wu… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of fog collection and solar‐driven evaporation has great significance in
addressing the challenge of the global freshwater crisis. Herein, a micro/nanostructured …

Crosslinked chitosan films with controllable properties for commercial applications

D Nataraj, S Sakkara, M Meghwal, N Reddy - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, sustainable and green bioproducts with controlled sorption and good
mechanical properties have been developed from chitosan for commercial applications …

Water hyacinth: a sustainable lignin-poor cellulose source for the production of cellulose nanofibers

S Tanpichai, SK Biswas, S Witayakran… - ACS Sustainable …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The extraction of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) from a lignocellulosic source containing less
lignin would be an effective way to avoid repetitious and energy-consuming chemical …

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: Uses, Challenges, Threats, and Prospects

OI Ayanda, T Ajayi, FP Asuwaju - The Scientific World Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Water hyacinths pose serious challenges to humanity and the environment. Considering the
enormity of the menace associated with the growth and spread of the plant and the difficulty …

The Benefits of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) for Southern Africa: A Review

OP Ilo, MD Simatele, SL Nkomo, NM Mkhize… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Globally, water hyacinth is a known invasive species that predominantly threatens the pillars
of sustainability. The cost of controlling these invasive plants is high and many Southern …

Novel composite foam made from starch and water hyacinth with beeswax coating for food packaging applications

S Chaireh, P Ngasatool, K Kaewtatip - International Journal of Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel composite foam was prepared from native cassava starch and water hyacinth (WH)
by baking in a hot mold. The effects of WH powder content (0, 3, 5, 7 or 10 wt%, dry starch …

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: A Comprehensive Review of Its Chemical Composition, Traditional Use, and Value-Added Products

W Ben Bakrim, A Ezzariai, F Karouach… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, commonly known as water hyacinth, is one of the
world's most invasive aquatic plants of the Pontederiaceae family occurring in tropical and …

Curcuma longa L. plant residue as a source for natural cellulose fibers with antimicrobial activity

M Ilangovan, V Guna, C Hu, GS Nagananda… - Industrial crops and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural cellulose fibers extracted from stems of Curcuma longa L. have properties similar to
fibers from lignocellulosic crop residues and also inherit antimicrobial properties. Turmeric …