Valorisation of nuts biowaste: Prospects in sustainable bio (nano) catalysts and environmental applications

Y Orooji, N Han, Z Nezafat, N Shafiei, Z Shen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The nutrient resources make up a significant portion of wastes from all around the world.
According to several recent studies, nuts and their residues are regarded as valuable …

Progresses in chitin, chitosan, starch, cellulose, pectin, alginate, gelatin and gum based (nano) catalysts for the Heck coupling reactions: A review

M Dohendou, K Pakzad, Z Nezafat… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heck cross-coupling reaction (HCR) is one of the few transition metal catalyzed Csingle
bondC bond-forming reactions, which has been considered as the most effective, direct, and …

Chitosan-supported metal nanocatalysts for the reduction of nitroaromatics

C **a, X **, A Parandoust, R Sheibani… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The second most abundant natural polymer in the earth's crust is chitosan (CS). The unique
physical, chemical, structural, and mechanical features of this natural polymer have led to its …

Lignosulfonate valorization into a Cu-containing magnetically recyclable photocatalyst for treating wastewater pollutants in aqueous media

Y Orooji, K Pakzad, M Nasrollahzadeh - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents an eco-friendly and economical process for preparing a magnetic
copper complex conjugated to modified calcium lignosulfonate (LS) through a diamine (Fe 3 …

Synthesis, characterization, and investigation of electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity in barium hexaferrite nanocomposite

M Shaterian, M Yulchikhani, Z Aghasadeghi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is considered as one of the most renewable and also efficient fuels. When
hydrogen is burned, its only product is water. But the most important issue in the use of …

Application of biowaste and nature-inspired (nano) materials in fuel cells

B Jaleh, A Nasri, M Eslamipanah… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Industrialization and the increasing amount of by-products and residues released from
industrial activities have triggered an urgent demand for the development of clean energy …

Greener nanomaterials and their diverse applications in the energy sector

I Chakrabartty, KR Hakeem, YK Mohanta… - Clean Technologies and …, 2022 - Springer
Energy crisis is a matter of serious global concern as the depleting energy sources exert a
deleterious effect on the economy. Additionally, the existing sources of energy are brimming …

Nano-sized and microporous palladium catalyst supported on modified chitosan/cigarette butt composite for treatment of environmental contaminants

T Baran, K Karaoğlu, M Nasrollahzadeh - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reports a versatile process for the fabrication of a microporous heterogeneous
palladium nanocatalyst on a novel spherical, biodegradable, and chemically/physically …

Agricultural waste valorization towards (nano) catalysts for the production of chemicals and materials

J Lou, MR Babadi, M Otadi, M Tarahomi, Q Van Le… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous nations around the world have made agriculture their primary industrial sector as
it provides employment to millions of people and contributes a significant portion to their …

Optical and gas sensing properties of TiO2/RGO for methanol, ethanol and acetone vapors

M Daneshnazar, B Jaleh, M Eslamipanah… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reduced graphene oxide and metal oxides derivatives are introduced as relatively benign
materials for improving gas sensors' performance as exemplified by the synthesis of TiO …