Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Sunlight-assisted photocatalytic degradation of azo-dye using zinc-sulfide embedded reduced graphene oxide

C Dalal, AK Garg, N Jain, AR Naziruddin, RK Prajapati… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, Zinc sulfide embedded reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (ZnS-rGO) have
been prepared using a simple precipitation method. The as-prepared ZnS-rGO has been …

Nanocellulose-based materials for water treatment: adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, disinfection, antifouling, and nanofiltration

A Salama, R Abouzeid, WS Leong, J Jeevanandam… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanocelluloses are promising bio-nano-materials for use as water treatment materials in
environmental protection and remediation. Over the past decades, they have been …

Cellulose nanomaterials: promising sustainable nanomaterials for application in water/wastewater treatment processes

N Mohammed, N Grishkewich, KC Tam - Environmental Science …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, sustainable nanomaterials, such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and
cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), jointly referred to as cellulose nanomaterials (CNs), have been …

Chitosan for direct bioflocculation of wastewater

E Lichtfouse, N Morin-Crini, M Fourmentin… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Coagulation/flocculation is a major phenomenon occurring during industrial and municipal
water treatment to remove suspended particles. Common coagulants are metal salts …

Rapid in-situ growth of gold nanoparticles on cationic cellulose nanofibrils: recyclable nanozyme for the colorimetric glucose detection

M Alle, SC Park, R Bandi, SH Lee, JC Kim - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel microwave-assisted green in-situ synthesis of positively charged gold nanoparticles
(AuNPs) supported by cationic cellulose nanofibrils (C. CNF) within 30 s and devoid of …

Preparation, performances, and mechanisms of microbial flocculants for wastewater treatment

H Li, S Wu, C Du, Y Zhong, C Yang - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, close attention has been paid to microbial flocculants because of their
advantages, including safety to humans, environmental friendliness, and acceptable …

Cationic modification of cellulose as a sustainable and recyclable adsorbent for anionic dyes

A Gupta, CR Ladino, TH Mekonnen - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a dire need to find an efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and environment-friendly
adsorbent for the removal of anionic pollutants such as dyes from waste effluent. In this work …

Fabrication of core–shell structured magnetic nanocellulose base polymeric ionic liquid for effective biosorption of Congo red dye

MH Beyki, M Bayat, F Shemirani - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids are considered to be a class of environmentally friendly compounds as
combination of them with bioresource polymeric substances such as; cellulose, constitute …