Agro-waste extracted cellulose supported silver phosphate nanostructures as a green photocatalyst for improved photodegradation of RhB dye and industrial fertilizer effluents

Abstract

Re-utilization of waste for fabricating photocatalyst to treat polluted water.

Evaluation of the multifunctional activity of silver bionanocomposites in environmental remediation and inhibition of the growth of multidrug-resistant pathogens

“…Alkali and bleaching treatment remove the lignin, hemicelluloses, and pectin from the plant material and increase the stability of the material. 79 In the TGA of AGC NCs, the residual mass corresponding to Ag NPs at ∼28% remained stable. The major loss region shifted to the right in the TGA of NCs due to the increased stability of the nanocomposites.…”

Bimetallic Pd–Ag nanoclusters decorated micro-cellulose bio-template towards efficient catalytic Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction of nitrogen-rich heterocycles

“…4 Among the various bio-based supports used, cellulose is unique in terms of its high abundance, chemical inertness, high specific surface area, dimensional stability, available surface functional bonds, and biodegradability. 5,6 In recent times, successful extraction of cellulose in micro-and nano-crystalline forms 7 has rendered its use as a support template for various metallic nanoparticles (NPs) such as Pd, 8,9 Au, 10 Ag, 11 and bi-metallic Fe-Cu, 12 Ag-Cu, 13 and Ag-Au, 14 NPs. Thus, cellulose in the form of nanostructures has been celebrated as one of the most prominent green templates for the synthesis of metal NPs.…”

Removal of Cadmium and Chromium by Mixture of Silver Nanoparticles and Nano-Fibrillated Cellulose Isolated from Waste Peels of Citrus Sinensis

“…Several terminologies exist for relating this material, but most often Nano/MicroFibrillated Cellulose (NFC/MFC) is used [ 8 ]. Numerous approaches can deliver cellulose nanofiber extraction, leading to diverse kinds of nanofibrillar materials, which depends on the raw material, pre-treatment, and disintegration of cellulose chains [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Since the citrus sinensis consists of a considerable amount of cellulose (14%), this material is potentially appropriate as a reinforcing component in high-performance composites.…”