Nanosponge cyclodextrin polyurethanes and their modification with nanomaterials for the removal of pollutants from waste water: A review

AL Taka, K Pillay, XY Mbianda - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Water is a worldwide vital resource for sustaining life and due to the pollution of water by
different classes of pollutants (inorganic, organic and pathogens), many ongoing studies in …

Membranes based on non-synthetic (natural) polymers for wastewater treatment

S Mansoori, R Davarnejad, T Matsuura, AF Ismail - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
During the last decades, rising environmental concerns about the widespread usage of
petroleum-based synthetic polymers has caused naturally occurring polymers to gain …

Interaction of tannic acid with carbon nanotubes: enhancement of dispersibility and biocompatibility

X Zhang, M Liu, X Zhang, F Deng, C Zhou… - Toxicology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The interaction of manufactured nanomaterials with environmental and biological systems
has been a subject of great research interest for a long time. In the present study, adsorption …

Highly active and stable Ni–Fe bimetal prepared by ball milling for catalytic hydrodechlorination of 4-chlorophenol

F Xu, S Deng, J Xu, W Zhang, M Wu… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
A novel Ni–Fe bimetal with high dechlorination activity for 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) was
prepared by ball milling (BM) in this study. Increasing Ni content and milling time greatly …

Ecotoxicity of, and remediation with, engineered inorganic nanoparticles in the environment

A Sánchez, S Recillas, X Font, E Casals… - TrAC Trends in …, 2011 - Elsevier
This article presents recent developments on the use of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) for
environmental remediation in polluted soil, water and gas. The number of publications on …

Metal nanoparticles decorated phosphorylated carbon nanotube/cyclodextrin nanosponge for trichloroethylene and Congo red dye adsorption from wastewater

AL Taka, E Fosso-Kankeu, K Pillay… - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this research, insoluble nanosponge β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) polyurethane was modified
with phosphorylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (pMWCNTs) and further decorated with …

Polyurethane conductive blends and composites: synthesis and applications perspective

T Gurunathan, CRK Rao, R Narayan, K Raju - Journal of Materials Science, 2013 - Springer
The objective of this review is to describe the important progress made in the area of
synthesis and applications of conducting composites/blends derived from polyurethanes as …

Adsorption of aspirin and paracetamol from aqueous solution using Fe/N-CNT/β-cyclodextrin nanocomopsites synthesized via a benign microwave assisted method

K Mphahlele, MS Onyango, SD Mhlanga - Journal of Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Aspirin and paracetamol are used as drugs by animals and humans but are not totally
metabolized inside their bodies and hence they often find way into the raw wastewaters …

Cyclodextrin-based nanostructured materials for sustainable water remediation applications

P Kumari, P Singh, A Singhal - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The problem of water pollution is a burning social issue even though sustainable efforts are
being made in recent years. The discharged water from various industries contains a …

Boron-doped reduced graphene oxide-based bimetallic Ni/Fe nanohybrids for the rapid dechlorination of trichloroethylene

RS Sahu, K Bindumadhavan, R Doong - Environmental Science: Nano, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a simple chemical reduction method for the synthesis of novel and efficient
graphene-based bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles was developed for the rapid and effective …