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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Wastewater Treatment: A Concise Review.

Maimuna Akter, Maitry Bhattacharjee, Avik Kumar Dhar, Fahim Bin Abdur Rahman, Siddika Haque, Taslim Ur Rashid, S M Fijul Kabir

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Radiation-Induced Hydrogel for Water Treatment.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Maimuna AkterDepartment of Environmental Management, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Maitry BhattacharjeeDepartment of Textile Engineering, Shyamoli Textile Engineering College, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Avik Kumar DharDepartment of Textile Engineering, Shyamoli Textile Engineering College, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Fahim Bin Abdur RahmanDepartment of Environmental Management, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-3577-5944
Siddika HaqueFaculty of Textile Engineering, BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-9473-5398
Taslim Ur RashidWislon College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1452-051X
S M Fijul KabirWislon College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9354-2022

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Finding affordable and environment-friendly options to decontaminate wastewater generated with heavy metals and dyes to prevent the depletion of accessible freshwater resources is one of the indispensable challenges of the 21st century. Adsorption is yet to be the most effective and low-cost wastewater treatment method used for the removal of pollutants from wastewater, while naturally derived adsorbent materials have garnered tremendous attention. One promising example of such adsorbents is hydrogels (HGs), which constitute a three-dimensional polymeric network of hydrophilic groups that is highly capable of adsorbing a large quantity of metal ions and dyes from wastewater. Although HGs can also be prepared from synthetic polymers, natural polymers have improved environmental benignity. Recently, cellulose-based hydrogels (CBHs) have been extensively studied owing to their high abundance, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and excellent adsorption capacity. This review emphasizes different CBH adsorbents in the context of dyes and heavy metals removal from wastewater following diverse synthesis techniques and adsorption mechanisms. This study also summarizes various process parameters necessary to optimize adsorption capacity followed by future research directions.

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cellulosedyeheavy metalhydrogelwastewater

Identifiers

PMID33803815
PMCPMC8005947

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