Nanocellulose: Structure, modification, biodegradation and applications in agriculture as slow/controlled release fertilizer, superabsorbent, and crop protection: A …

BE Channab, A El Idrissi, Y Essamlali… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review investigates the potential of nanocellulose in agriculture, encompassing its
structure, synthesis, modification, and applications. Our investigation of the characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose-alginate hydrogels and their nanocomposites for water remediation and biomedical applications

AK Rana, VK Gupta, P Hart, VK Thakur - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last decade, both cellulose and alginate polysaccharides have been extensively
utilized for the synthesis of biocompatible hydrogels because of their alluring characteristics …

Effect of sodium alginate-based superabsorbent hydrogel on tomato growth under different water deficit conditions

A El Idrissi, O Dardari, FNNN Metomo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main challenge facing agriculture today is water scarcity. At present, agriculture
consumes around 70% of the planet's freshwater, much of which is lost through evaporation …

Synthesis of urea-containing sodium alginate-g-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) superabsorbent-fertilizer hydrogel reinforced with carboxylated cellulose …

A El Idrissi, A El Gharrak, G Achagri, Y Essamlali… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel slow-release nitrogen fertilizer hydrogel nanocomposite was fabricated by in-situ
free radical copolymerization between sodium alginate (SA), acrylic acid (AA), and …

Fabrication of sodium alginate/graphene oxide/nanocrystalline cellulose scaffold for methylene blue adsorption: Kinetics and thermodynamics study

MT Al-Shemy, A Al-Sayed, S Dacrory - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of environmentally friendly and highly efficient adsorbent materials is an
important issue under study all the time all over the world. Herein, a robust 3D scaffold of …

Graphene-based nanomaterials for the removal of emerging contaminants of concern from water and their potential adaptation for point-of-use applications

SO Abioye, Y Majooni, M Moayedi, H Rezvani… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Considering the plethora of work on the exceptional environmental performance of 2D
nanomaterials, there is still a missing link in addressing their practical application in point-of …

Adsorptive removal of cationic dye by synthesized sustainable xanthan gum-g p (AMPS-co-AAm) hydrogel from aqueous media: Optimization by RSM-CCD model

RM Gohari, M Safarnia, AD Koohi, MB Salehi - … Engineering Research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research aims to treat toxic methylene blue (MB) dye from contaminated water due to its
harmful effects on human health and the environment. For this purpose, xanthan gum-based …

[HTML][HTML] Application of biopolymers as a new age sustainable material for surfactant adsorption: A brief review

S Biswas, A Pal - Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater remediation by biopolymers and biopolymer composites is one of the most
interesting research topics in the current day scenario. Emerging pollutants abatement from …

Surface modification of carbon-based nanoadsorbents for the advanced wastewater treatment

A Gul, NG Khaligh, NM Julkapli - Journal of Molecular Structure, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon-based nanoadsorbents (CNAs), including graphene (G), carbon nanotubes
(CNTs), and activated carbon (AC), and their derivatives have been widely employed in …

Carboxymethyl cellulose/sodium alginate beads incorporated with calcium carbonate nanoparticles and bentonite for phosphate recovery

J Fu, JX Yap, CP Leo, CK Chang - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although anionic polyelectrolyte hydrogel beads offer attractive adsorption of cationic dyes,
phosphate adsorption is limited by electrostatic interactions. In this work, carboxymethyl …