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Potential of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : Chemosphere 

Source : Chemosphere 281 (2021): 130738 (IF 8.943).

Url : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653521012091

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Biotechnology

Department : biotechnology

Year : 2021

Abstract : Wastewater management has significant interest worldwide to establish viable treatment techniques to ensure the availability of clean water. The specialities of nanocellulose for this particular application is due to their high aspect ratio and accessibility of plenty of –OH groups for binding with dyes, heavy metals and other pollutants. This review aggregates the application of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment particularly as adsorbents of dyes and heavy metals, and also as membranes for filtering various other contaminants including microbes. The membrane technologies are proven to be effective relating to their durability and separation effectiveness. The commercial scale application of nanocellulose based materials in water treatment processes depend on various factors like routes of synthesis, surface modifications, hydrophilic/hydrophobic, porosity, durability etc. The recent developments on production of novel adsorbents or membranes encourage the implementation of nanocellulose based cleaner technologies for wastewater treatment.

Cite this Research Publication : Reshmy, R., Deepa Thomas, Eapen Philip, Sherely A. Paul, Aravind Madhavan, Raveendran Sindhu, Parameswaran Binod et al. "Potential of nanocellulose for wastewater treatment." Chemosphere 281 (2021): 130738 (IF 8.943).

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