A comprehensive review on algae removal and control by coagulation-based processes: mechanism, material, and application

B Ren, KA Weitzel, X Duan, MN Nadagouda… - Separation and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increasing occurrence of harmful algae blooms globally poses significant challenges to
water management. In water treatment utilities, coagulation is the first treatment process of …

Polymer based flocculants: Review of water purification applications

AA Moud - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Water is an essential element contributing to human life. Evidence shows that only a portion
of the water from sewage/tailings is recovered in the consolidated tailings process. The …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent achievements in polymer bio-based flocculants for water treatment

P Maćczak, H Kaczmarek, M Ziegler-Borowska - Materials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Polymer flocculants are used to promote solid–liquid separation processes in potable water
and wastewater treatment. Recently, bio-based flocculants have received a lot of attention …

[HTML][HTML] Periodate oxidation-mediated nanocelluloses: Preparation, functionalization, structural design, and applications

X Sun, F Jiang - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, the remarkable progress in nanotechnology has ignited considerable
interest in investigating nanocelluloses, an environmentally friendly and sustainable …

Cellulose-based materials for water remediation: adsorption, catalysis, and antifouling

HN Abdelhamid, AP Mathew - Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Cellulose-based materials have been advanced technologies that used in water
remediation. They exhibit several advantages being the most abundant biopolymer in …

Microalgae harvesting techniques: updates and recent technological interventions

N Kumar, C Banerjee, S Negi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Microalgal biomass has garnered attention as a renewable and sustainable resource for
producing biodiesel. The harvesting of microalgal biomass is a significant bottleneck being …

A pH-responsive/sustained release nitrogen fertilizer hydrogel based on aminated cellulose nanofiber/cationic copolymer for application in irrigated neutral soils

H Shaghaleh, YA Hamoud, X Xu, S Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive release nitrogen (N)-fertilizer hydrogels are new materials recently
introduced to improve control and sustained release N-fertilizer hydrogels efficacy by adding …

Synthesized cationic starch grafted tannin as a novel flocculant for efficient microalgae harvesting

Y You, L Yang, X Sun, H Chen, H Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Owing to low cost and excellent biodegradability, cationic starch-based flocculants (CCs)
have been researched in the field of harvesting microalgae, however lacking of targeted …

Efficient and rapid settling removal of algae by using a novel actinia-shaped composite coagulant

W **a, Y Wang, S Shen, H Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are becoming increasingly frequent in freshwater lakes and
coastal water. In this study, a novel actinia-shaped composite coagulant (ATP@ CS) …