Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

In recent decades, increased domestic, agricultural and industrial activities worldwide have
led to the release of various pollutants, such as toxic heavy metals, inorganic anions …

The demand for valuable metals such as rare earth elements and platinum group metals is
rising fast in the context of the depletion of natural resources and international conflicts …

In recent years, sustainable nanomaterials, such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and
cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs), jointly referred to as cellulose nanomaterials (CNs), have been …

The efficient recovery of precious metals (PMs) from aqueous solution or wastewater is a hot
issue from both economic and environmental perspectives. In the past few years …

Three novel n-aminomethylpyridine (n-AMP, n= 2, 3, 4) functionalized adsorbents (n-
AMPRs) for recovery of Au (III) were synthesized by radiation grafting of glycidyl …

Increase in industrial activities has been arising a severe concern about water pollution
caused by heavy metal ions (HMIs), such us lead (Pb 2+), cadmium (Cd 2+) or mercury (Hg …

Water disinfection processes such as sedimentation, filtration, and chemical or biological
degradation are not fully capable of destroying emerging contaminants or certain types of …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were introduced into cellulose diacetate (CDA) matrix via
immerged phase-inversion process, aiming to improve the filtration and antifouling …

The aim of the study was to develop green techniques to recover precious gold by the
taurine-modified cellulose (TDAC samples) from the aqueous solution. Adsorption, followed …