The rapid growth of population and industrialization have intensified the problem of water
pollution globally. To meet the challenge of industrialization, the use of synthetic dyes in the …

The rising pollution by synthetic dyes from the textile industry is a serious health problem
calling for safer chemicals and textile production methods. As an alternative, bio-based …

Adsorption as a technique is preferred to these other methods in the mitigation of methyl
orange (MO) because of its simplicity in design and operation, indifferent sensitivity towards …

Policies and increasing awareness of the environment are causing a revolutionary change
in the textile sector towards sustainability. The search for environmentally friendly substitutes …

Flavonoids play diverse roles in plants, comprise a non-negligible fraction of net primary
photosynthetic production, and impart beneficial effects in human health from a plant-based …

Polyphenols, the ubiquitous secondary metabolites of plants, are an important part of human
diet and are essential for plant functions. They have attracted considerable interest due to …

Natural dyes might be more environmentally sustainable compared to their synthetic
counterparts, however in general their performance is worse. Therefore, typically metallic …

Introduction of natural dyes into modern dye houses is very promising green chemistry
concept which should be popularized more and more to reduce the dependency of wool …

Fruit and vegetables contain molecules that have particular colors, which can potentially be
an environmentally attractive substitute for their synthetic counterparts in (non-) food …

Brilliant green (BG) is an important group of highly recalcitrant and toxic dyes, and removing
it from water may be a serious challenge. In this endeavor, the current state of the art in …