Seawater desalination by utilizing a membrane-based technology is a crucial step to
overcome the freshwater shortage in some regions of the world. However, the durability and …

The growing bioeconomic demand for lightweight, eco-friendly materials with functional
versatility and competitive mechanical properties drives the resurgence of cellulose as a …

Polymeric membranes are selective materials used in a wide range of applications that
require separation processes, from water filtration and purification to industrial separations …

Sustainability concerns have motivated and directed a great deal of interest over the past
decade towards the development of green technologies. Polysaccharides are green …

The need for solutions in the pharmaceutical field that respond to the new needs regarding
the minimum impact of the active pharmaceutical substances on the body has led to an …

The escalating demand for sustainable industrial practices has driven the exploration of
innovative materials, prominently exemplified by biodegradable electrospun membranes …

Water, one of the most important resources that the planet offers us, cannot be used without
meeting certain quality parameters which are increasingly difficult to achieve due to human …

Heavy metals are a significant class of water pollutants. Their main source is represented by
human activities performed in most of the industrial fields (eg, leather, textiles, electronics …

X-ray attenuation ability, otherwise known as radiopacity of a material, could be indisputably
tagged as the central and decisive parameter that produces contrast in an X-ray image …

Nitrogen (N) is the most widely applied macronutrient to maintain soil fertility. However, the
conventional N fertilizers applied to the soil are generally of low N use efficiency due to N …