Recent advances in cellulose-and alginate-based hydrogels for water and wastewater treatment: A review

S Radoor, J Karayil, A Jayakumar, DR Kandel… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
From the environmental perspective, it is essential to develop cheap, eco-friendly, and
highly efficient materials for water and wastewater treatment. In this regard, hydrogels and …

Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods

C Zamora-Ledezma, D Negrete-Bolagay… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the global challenges that society must address in the 21st century
aiming to improve water quality and reduce human and ecosystem health impacts …

Ions-induced gelation of alginate: Mechanisms and applications

C Hu, W Lu, A Mata, K Nishinari, Y Fang - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alginate is an important natural biopolymer and has been widely used in the food,
biomedical, and chemical industries. Ca 2+-induced gelation is one of the most important …

Comprehensive review on advanced reusability of g-C3N4 based photocatalysts for the removal of organic pollutants

A Balakrishnan, M Chinthala - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) has attained significant research attention in energy and
environmental remediation due to its excellent electronic structure, greater physical and …

Application of biochar immobilized microorganisms for pollutants removal from wastewater: A review

R Li, B Wang, A Niu, N Cheng, M Chen, X Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial immobilization technology (MIT) has been rapidly developed and used to remove
pollutants from water/wastewater in recent years, owing to its high stability, rapid reaction …

Recent advances in cellulose, chitosan, and alginate based biopolymeric composites for adsorption of heavy metals from wastewater

AN Doyo, R Kumar, MA Barakat - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Biopolymer-based materials are getting more attention for sustainable
development in various applications, such as energy and environmental remediation …

Ball-milling synthesis of biochar and biochar–based nanocomposites and prospects for removal of emerging contaminants: A review

SO Amusat, TG Kebede, S Dube, MM Nindi - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ball-milling of carbon-based materials with nanoparticles is currently emerging as a
promising cost-effective alternative method of producing nanocomposites with great surface …

Alginate as a promising biopolymer in drug delivery and wound healing: A review of the state-of-the-art

MAS Abourehab, RR Rajendran, A Singh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biopolymeric nanoparticulate systems hold favorable carrier properties for active delivery.
The enhancement in the research interest in alginate formulations in biomedical and …

Biobased composites from agro-industrial wastes and by-products

F Ortega, F Versino, OV López, MA García - Emergent Materials, 2022 - Springer
The greater awareness of non-renewable natural resources preservation needs has led to
the development of more ecological high-performance polymeric materials with new …

Adsorptive potential of modified plant-based adsorbents for sequestration of dyes and heavy metals from wastewater-A review

S Yadav, A Yadav, N Bagotia, AK Sharma… - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, sequestration of contaminants like heavy metals and dyes from wastewater has
been widely studied by researchers using modified plant-based adsorbents in order to purify …