A comprehensive review on recent advancements in biodegradation and sustainable management of biopolymers

SK Awasthi, M Kumar, V Kumar, S Sarsaiya… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen upsurge in plastic manufacturing and its utilization in various fields,
such as, packaging, household goods, medical applications, and beauty products. Due to …

Nano-based adsorbent and photocatalyst use for pharmaceutical contaminant removal during indirect potable water reuse

SK Fanourakis, J Peña-Bahamonde, PC Bandara… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Increasing human activity, including commercial and noncommercial use of
pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and agricultural products, has introduced new …

Redox mechanisms of conversion of Cr (VI) to Cr (III) by graphene oxide-polymer composite

PC Bandara, J Peña-Bahamonde, DF Rodrigues - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Alternative methods of aqueous chromium removal have been of great research interest in
recent years as Cr (VI) is a highly toxic compound causing severe human health effects. To …

Polyacrylic acid-brushes tethered to graphene oxide membrane coating for scaling and biofouling mitigation on reverse osmosis membranes

A Ansari, J Peña-Bahamonde, M Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are prone to fouling, which increases the cost of
operation and decreases water recovery. In this study, a commercial membrane (ESPA2) …

One-step eco-friendly synthesized silver-graphene oxide/poly (vinyl alcohol) antibacterial nanocomposites

M Cobos, I De-La-Pinta, G Quindós, MJ Fernández… - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistance pathogenic
microorganisms, the development of antimicrobial materials has emerged as a strategy to …

Recent advancements in nonwoven bio-degradable facemasks to ameliorate the post-pandemic environmental impact

J Khan, SA Momin, M Mariatti, V Vilay… - Materials Research …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Plastics have become a severe risk to natural ecosystems and human health globally in the
last two decades. The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to the manufacturing …

Graphene oxide-hybridized waterborne epoxy coating for simultaneous anticorrosive and antibiofilm functions

Y Zhou, H Wang, C Zhang, Q Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multifunctional coatings with simultaneous antibacterial and anticorrosive properties are
essential for marine environments, oil and gas industry, medical settings, and …

Fabrication, characterization and application of biocompatible nanocomposites: A review

Y Khane, S Albukhaty, GM Sulaiman, F Fennich… - European Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, there has been considerable interest in combining nanotechnology with
other fields of study, particularly for creating biocompatible nanocomposites. These …

[HTML][HTML] Use of nanoparticles to improve thermochemical resistance of synthetic polymer to enhanced oil recovery applications: A review

MC Ruiz-Cañas, HI Quintero-Perez… - … -Ciencia, Tecnología y …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
ABSTRACT Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacrylamide (HPAM) is the polymer most used in
chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) processes and it has been implemented in several …

Biodegradability of carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites under aerobic mixed culture conditions

DC Phan, DG Goodwin Jr, BP Frank, EJ Bouwer… - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The properties and commercial viability of biodegradable polymers can be significantly
enhanced by the incorporation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The environmental impact and …