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Biodegradable Nanocelluloses for Removal of Hazardous Organic Pollutants from Wastewater

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Sustainable nanotechnology-enabled contributions have made considerable and impressive solutions to provide contaminant-free water to the global society. Mainly, nanocellulose-based composites are widely employed in wastewater treatment technologies due to their unusual properties like high mechanical strength, eco-friendly, high surface area, functional ability, low cost of production, lightweight, abundant in nature, chemically inert, biodegradable, and regeneration. Moreover, nanocellulose-based composites are used to remove organic pollutants, including dyes, pesticides, fertilizers, organic chemicals, and drugs in adsorbents, catalysts, photocatalysts, flocculants, thin films, aerogels, and membranes. Here, we discussed fundamentals and potential applications concerning organic pollutants removal from water. Besides, various sustainable technologies developed based on the nanocellulose-based composites, and future perspectives are also explained.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

    Saikumar Manchala

  2. Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India

    Ambedkar Gandamalla

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Aravind Rudrarapu

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Manchala, S., Gandamalla, A., Rudrarapu, A. (2022). Biodegradable Nanocelluloses for Removal of Hazardous Organic Pollutants from Wastewater. In: Ali, G.A.M., Makhlouf, A.S.H. (eds) Handbook of Biodegradable Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83783-9_29-1

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