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 …

The quality of water is continuously under threat as increasing concentrations of pollutants
escape into the aquatic environment. However, these issues can be alleviated by adsorbing …

Natural polysaccharide is attractive for preparing the environmentally friendly and highly
efficient adsorbent. However, to obtain an efficient amphoteric absorbent for dealing with …

Hydrogels are three‐dimensional (3D) crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks that have
garnered tremendous interests in many fields, including water treatment, energy storage …

Graphene-based aerogels have attracted considerable interest in recent years for their
ability to remove toxic pollutants, due to their attractive properties, which include a sufficient …

Chitosan is a natural fiber, chemically cellulose-like biopolymer, which is processed from
chitin. Its use as a natural polymer is getting more attention because it is non-toxic …

Here we unveiled a novel polyethyleneimine (PEI) functionalized chitosan (CS) aerogel
(PCA) with three-dimensional (3D) porous network structure and superior reversible …

Food packaging applications are constantly evolving due to consumer awareness and
safety concerns. Predominant use of chemical additives and petroleum-based polymers …

Attributed to low cost, renewable, and high availability, cellulose-based aerogels are
desirable materials for various applications. However, mechanical robustness and …

Fabrication of adsorbents with excellent adsorption capacity, outstanding stability, easy
separation ability, excellent recyclability and widely generality for organic dyes removal from …