Turning food protein waste into sustainable technologies

M Peydayesh, M Bagnani, WL Soon… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
For each kilogram of food protein wasted, between 15 and 750 kg of CO2 end up in the
atmosphere. With this alarming carbon footprint, food protein waste not only contributes to …

A review on the fabrication of several carbohydrate polymers into nanofibrous structures using electrospinning for removal of metal ions and dyes

DN Phan, MQ Khan, NT Nguyen, TT Phan, A Ullah… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water contamination by heavy metals and dyes has been one of the most severe problems
globally. Various techniques have been employed to remove these contaminants from …

A review on biopolymer-based fibers via electrospinning and solution blowing and their applications

A Kumar, S Sinha-Ray - Fibers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Electrospinning, for the last few decades, has been extensively acknowledged for its ability
to manufacture a macro/nanofibrous architecture from biopolymers, which is otherwise …

Graphene oxide encapsulated polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate hydrogel microspheres for Cu (II) and U (VI) removal

X Yi, F Sun, Z Han, F Han, J He, M Ou, J Gu… - … and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel sodium alginate (SA)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/graphene oxide (GO)
hydrogel microspheres were prepared by a simple method. Sodium alginate was physically …

Efficient Cu2+, Pb2+ and Ni2+ ion removal from wastewater using electrospun DTPA-modified chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers

NS Surgutskaia, A Di Martino, J Zednik… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-modified chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers (CS-
DTPA/PEO NFs) were developed for enhanced heavy metal ion adsorption. These …

An overview on nanostructured TiO2–containing fibers for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater treatment

SM Pasini, A Valerio, G Yin, J Wang… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has become one of the most promising fields of research due to the
possibility to develop new advanced materials for many applications. Nevertheless, the …