Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano) materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

[HTML][HTML] Bioinspired and green synthesis of nanoparticles from plant extracts with antiviral and antimicrobial properties: A critical review

GA Naikoo, M Mustaqeem, IU Hassan, T Awan… - Journal of Saudi …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently green synthesis of nanoparticles has attained much interest because of their safe
nature, environmentally benign, ease in manufacturing, and low production cost. It is a …

A review on latest innovations in natural gums based hydrogels: Preparations & applications

S Ahmad, M Ahmad, K Manzoor, R Purwar… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The prospective uses of natural gum polysaccharides in various aspects of food, water,
energy, biotechnology, environment and medicine industries, have garnered a great deal of …

Chitosan/gelatin/silver nanoparticles composites films for biodegradable food packaging applications

S Ediyilyam, B George, SS Shankar, TT Dennis… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The food packaging industry explores economically viable, environmentally benign, and non-
toxic packaging materials. Biopolymers, including chitosan (CH) and gelatin (GE), are …

Recent progress in the industrial and biomedical applications of tragacanth gum: A review

EN Zare, P Makvandi, FR Tay - Carbohydrate polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Natural polymers have distinct advantages over synthetic polymers because of their
abundance, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Tragacanth gum, an anionic …

Status and future scope of plant-based green hydrogels in biomedical engineering

R Mohammadinejad, H Maleki, E Larraneta… - Applied Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are the most iconic class of soft materials, and since their first report in the
literature, they have attracted the attention of uncountable researchers. Over the past two …

Recent Advances in the Nanocatalyst-Assisted NaBH4 Reduction of Nitroaromatics in Water

K Zhang, JM Suh, JW Choi, HW Jang… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In view of the increasing applications of nanocatalysis in chemical transformations, this
article illustrates recent advances on the use of nanocatalysts for an important reduction …

Plants and plant-based polymers as scaffolds for tissue engineering

S Iravani, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Diverse scaffold materials created from a variety of biomaterials via a plethora of production
methods have been applied to redevelop varied tissues and body organs. Irrespective of the …

Biosorptive removal of organic dyes using natural gums-based materials: A comprehensive review

M Ahmadian, H Derakhshankhah… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of industrial wastewater containing synthetic dyes is inevitable owing to
negative effects of dyes on the environment and human health. Consequently, numerous …

Efficient remediation of chlorpyrifos pesticide from contaminated water by superparamagnetic adsorbent based on Arabic gum-grafted-polyamidoxime

F Hassanzadeh-Afruzi, A Maleki, EN Zare - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel organic/inorganic biosorbent hydrogel nanocomposite based on Arabic Gum-
grafted-polyamidoxime and CuFe 2 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles (AG-g-PAO/CuFe 2 O 4) …