Cellulose-based adsorbent materials for water remediation: Harnessing their potential in heavy metals and dyes removal

AA Aslam, SU Hassan, MH Saeed, O Kokab… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dyes and heavy metals pose significant threats to both human health and the environment
as key pollutants. While various methods exist for treating contaminated water, these …

Cellulose-based beads for the adsorptive removal of wastewater effluents: a review

TS Hamidon, R Adnan, MKM Haafiz… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Wastewater pollution is a major issue requiring advanced treatment methods such as
nanotechnologies. In particular, nanocelluloses appear promising as adsorbents due to their …

Smart and regeneratable Xanthan gum hydrogel adsorbents for selective removal of cationic dyes

DG Njuguna, H Schönherr - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly-anionic Xanthan gum-based hydrogels were synthesized and used as potent
adsorbents for the removal of dye pollutants from waste water effluents. The adsorbents …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and surface functionalization of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals

E Lam, UD Hemraz - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have emerged as a leading biomass-based
nanomaterial owing to their unique functional properties and sustainable resourcing …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater treatment by polymeric microspheres: a review

J Lee, R Patel - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
This review addresses polymer microspheres used as adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
The removal of various pollutants (including dyes, heavy metal ions, and organic pollutants) …

[HTML][HTML] Ethanolamine-modified zeolite–Chitosan beads as new adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture and crystal violet removal

NM Thuan, NTM Linh, NTT Phuong, NTH Duong… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examined the synthesis of an amine-impregnated bead with high content of
zeolite X using chitosan as a binding agent. XRD analysis was conducted confirming the …

Localized, on-demand, sustained drug delivery from biopolymer-based materials

J Wu, S Shaidani, SK Theodossiou… - Expert opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Local drug delivery facilitiates higher concentrations of drug molecules at or
near the treatment site to enhance treatment efficiency and reduce drug toxicity and other …

Application of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals as eco-friendly shale inhibitors in water-based drilling fluids

X Shen, G Jiang, X Li, Y He, L Yang, K Cui… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shale hydration, swelling, and dispersion are the main reasons causing wellbore instability
in oil and gas drilling operations. In this research, carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (C …

High internal phase emulsions synergistically stabilized by sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and palm kernel oil ethoxylates as an essential oil delivery system

Q Chen, X Tai, J Li, C Li, L Guo - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2021 - ACS Publications
High internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) with an internal phase fraction of 84 vol% were
prepared using carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and palm kernel oil ethoxylates (SOE-N-60) …

Selective preparation of crystalline or fibrous nano-cellulose carboxylate to fabricate an anti-bacterial hydrogel in co-operation with ZnO and recycled gelatin

F Tamaddon, F Bagheri… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bio-polymeric based nano-composites and hydrogels are newsworthy nano-biomaterials.
Herein, crystalline or fibrous nano-cellulose carboxylate (NCCC and NCCF) were selectively …