Nanocellulose for sustainable water purification

R Das, T Lindstrom, PR Sharma, K Chi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanocelluloses (NC) are nature-based sustainable biomaterials, which not only possess
cellulosic properties but also have the important hallmarks of nanomaterials, such as large …

Recent advances in surface-modified cellulose nanofibrils

F Rol, MN Belgacem, A Gandini, J Bras - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of nanocellulose has garnered increased attention in the past decades and
is now the second-ranked priority of the European bioeconomy. The number of papers …

Natural flocculants for the treatment of wastewaters containing dyes or heavy metals: A state-of-the-art review

J El-Gaayda, FE Titchou, R Oukhrib, PS Yap… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a water and wastewater treatment technology whereby the large aggregation
of flocs in water can be formed and be later separated through sedimentation. This review …

Recent advances in polysaccharide bio-based flocculants

H Salehizadeh, N Yan, R Farnood - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides, derived from biomass feedstocks, marine resources, and
microorganisms, have been attracting considerable attention as benign and environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Zeolites and zeolite imidazolate frameworks on a quest to obtain the ideal biomaterial for biomedical applications: A review

J Matusiak, A Przekora, W Franus - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Human health is considered the most important goal of all. The use of different materials in
biomedical applications, such as pharmacy (drug delivery systems), regenerative medicine …

A comparative study of mechanism and performance of anionic and cationic dialdehyde nanocelluloses for dye adsorption and separation

X Huang, P Hadi, R Joshi, AG Alhamzani, BS Hsiao - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, anionic dialdehyde cellulose (DAC) and cationic dialdehyde cellulose (c-DAC)
nanofibrous adsorbents were prepared via a two-step reaction from bamboo pulp, using …

Redispersion of dried plant nanocellulose: A review

Y Xu, Y Xu, H Chen, M Gao, X Yue, Y Ni - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose has undergone substantial development as a high value-added cellulose
product with broad applications. Dried products are advantageous to decrease …

[HTML][HTML] The role of electrostatic interactions of anionic and cationic cellulose derivatives for industrial applications: A critical review

RJ Aguado, A Mazega, Q Tarrés… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Some of the most popular cellulose derivatives exhibit charged functional groups, either
cationic (generally, quaternary ammonium moieties) or anionic (most typically, carboxylate …

Facile synthesis of trimethylammonium grafted cellulose foams with high capacity for selective adsorption of anionic dyes from water

C Feng, P Ren, M Huo, Z Dai, D Liang, Y **… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing amount of dye discharge is imposing more stringent requirements on dye
removal than ever before. In this work, a three-dimensional network structured cationic …

Coagulation–flocculation treatment of municipal wastewater based on anionized nanocelluloses

T Suopajärvi, H Liimatainen, O Hormi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
The synthetic polymers normally used in the coagulation–flocculation treatment of waste
water are in most cases derived from oil-based, non-renewable raw materials …