<i>In situ</i> modified nanocellulose/alginate hydrogel composite beads for purifying mining effluents
Dimitrios Georgouvelas, Hani Nasser Abdelhamid, Ulrica Edlund, Aji P. Mathew
Abstract
from industrial mining effluents. The modified beads showed a 3-fold increase in ion adsorption and pose as excellent candidates for the manufacturing of three-dimensional (3-D) column filters for large-volume, high flux water treatment under atmospheric pressure.
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NanocelluloseAdsorptionChemical engineeringAqueous solutionComposite numberCelluloseMaterials scienceEffluentMethylene blueX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyNanocompositeChemistryCatalysisNanotechnologyPhotocatalysisComposite materialOrganic chemistryEnvironmental engineeringEngineeringMembrane Separation TechnologiesAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity