Recent progress in cellulose nanocrystals: sources and production

D Trache, MH Hussin, MKM Haafiz, VK Thakur - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose nanocrystals, a class of fascinating bio-based nanoscale materials, have received
a tremendous amount of interest both in industry and academia owing to its unique structural …

Microcrystalline cellulose: Isolation, characterization and bio-composites application—A review

D Trache, MH Hussin, CTH Chuin, S Sabar… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Considering its widespread usage in various fields, such as food, pharmaceutical, medical,
cosmetic and polymer composites industries, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is becoming …

An overview of chlorophenols as contaminants and their removal from wastewater by adsorption: A review

ZN Garba, W Zhou, I Lawan, W **ao, M Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this review article, a significant number of published articles (over three decades) were
consulted in order to provide comprehensive literature information about chlorophenols …

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 …

A critical review on the techniques used for the synthesis and applications of crystalline cellulose derived from agricultural wastes and forest residues

B Debnath, D Haldar, MK Purkait - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to meet the growing energy crisis of the 21st century, the utilization of bio-based
materials has become a field of high research endeavour. In view of that, the present review …

Verification of pore size effect on aqueous-phase adsorption kinetics: A case study of methylene blue

JO Ighalo, KO Iwuozor, CA Igwegbe… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the negative environmental effect of methylene blue (MB), researchers have been
investigating several aspects of its adsorption. The kinetics/rapidity is an important aspect of …

An empirical literature analysis of adsorbent performance for methylene blue uptake from aqueous media

KO Iwuozor, JO Ighalo, LA Ogunfowora… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB) is a heterocyclic aromatic compound used as a medication or as a
synthetic dye for textiles. Due to its ecotoxicity, researchers have been investigating its …

Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) based materials as emerging adsorbents for the removal of dyes and heavy metals–a review

ZN Garba, I Lawan, W Zhou, M Zhang, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In an attempt to overcome such threats posed by water pollution, various processes ranging
from physical, chemical as well as biological were applied to get rid of wastewater …

Recent progress in cellulose-based composites towards flame retardancy applications

MNAM Taib, TS Hamidon, ZN Garba, D Trache… - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulose has been studied over recent decades by researchers due to the excellent
properties of this material. Cellulose is one of the biomaterials that have the potential to be …

Isolation and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from roselle fibers

LK Kian, M Jawaid, H Ariffin, OY Alothman - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was extracted from roselle fiber through acid
hydrolysis treatment and its properties were compared with those of commercially available …