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Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano)materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

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This review encompasses recent advancements, trends and challenges for natural biopolymers assembled from renewable resources for exploitation in the production of starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan-derived (nano)materials.
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This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2021-01-01. It has received 326 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polysaccharide & Cellulose.

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Antimicrobial Actions and Applications of Chitosan

TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental properties, modes of antimicrobial action, and antimicrobial effects-related factors of chitosan are discussed, and how microorganisms genetically respond to chitosa.
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Biodegradable polymers and their nano-composites for the removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater: A review.

TL;DR: A review of the most relevant cases where natural and synthetic biodegradable polymers have been used for the successful removal of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater is presented in this paper.
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Cerium based UiO-66 MOF as a multipollutant adsorbent for universal water purification.

TL;DR: Removal studies for other potentially toxic anionic and cationic dyes showed that the Ce-UiO-66 MOF has a wide range of contaminant removal abilities and an adaptable filter that could separate all the potentially toxic pollutants.
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Cellulose–metal organic frameworks (CelloMOFs) hybrid materials and their multifaceted Applications: A review

TL;DR: In this paper , a broad overview of the status of the combination of cellulose in micron to nanoscale with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is presented, and the challenges and outlook regarding CelloMOFs are discussed.
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Cellulose–metal organic frameworks (CelloMOFs) hybrid materials and their multifaceted Applications: A review

TL;DR: A broad overview of the status of the combination of cellulose in micron to nanoscale with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is presented in this article, where the challenges and outlook regarding CelloMOFs are discussed.
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Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

TL;DR: Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world as mentioned in this paper, and the main sources of chitin are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs, which are used for food, cosmetics, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
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A review of chitin and chitosan applications

TL;DR: Chitin is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide and is estimated to be produced annually almost as much as cellulose, and recent progress in chitin chemistry is quite noteworthy as mentioned in this paper.
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Cellulose nanomaterials review: structure, properties and nanocomposites

TL;DR: This critical review provides a processing-structure-property perspective on recent advances in cellulose nanoparticles and composites produced from them, and summarizes cellulOSE nanoparticles in terms of particle morphology, crystal structure, and properties.
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Non-conventional low-cost adsorbents for dye removal: A review

TL;DR: It is evident from a literature survey of about 210 recent papers that low-cost sorbents have demonstrated outstanding removal capabilities for certain dyes, and chitosan might be a promising adsorbent for environmental and purification purposes.
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