Cationic dyes are widely utilized in plastic, textile, leather and tanning industries. High concentrations of these dyes in aquatic environments pose serious threat to human health and the environment due to their toxic ...

The genus Corchorus L. which is a member of the family Tiliaceae, is native to tropical and subtropical regions. According to the plant list, it contains about 75 accepted taxa. Corchorus olitorius L. is an annual plant ...

Chitosan is a hydrophilic and versatile polysaccharide possessing functional groups such as carbonyl and amine groups which are areas for antimicrobial activity. PVA has high degree of swelling in aqueous solutions and ...

Chemically activated carbon K-AC was fabricated from a by-product of olive oil production (olive stones) after chemical treatment with KOH. The as-synthesized activated carbon was then used for; (1) adsorption of an azo ...

The potential of dried (CC) and anionic surfactant modified (MCC) prickly pear cactus cladodes as an ecofriendly and low cost material for safranin removal from simulated wastewater was evaluated. Effect of several operational ...

Here, a simple yet efficient and economic strategy was demonstrated for the production of multiporous boric acid-doped sucrose carbon (Bx–pC) for supercapacitor application. The electrochemical performance was established ...

In this thesis, the possibility of grafting poly N-Vinylimidazole (PNVI) onto pullulan was investigated under homogenous and heterogenous conditions using potassium persulphate (KPS) and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) ...

ABSTRACT: Chitosan citrate, chitosan citrate/glycerol and chitosan citrate/poly(ethylene glycol) blend membranes were prepared by the solvent casting method. Citrate ion was used as the ionic crosslinker. Glycerol and PEG ...

An adsorbent (Co(II)-imprinted polymer beads) was prepared using PVA/SA. The adsorbent was used to remove cationic dye (crystal violet) efficiently. Batch adsorption studies were performed in respect to variation in ...

Synthetic and natural polymers are suitable metal ion adsorbents for various purposes like wastewater or drinking water treatment, biomedical applications, and industrial applications like production of some household ...