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ReviewRSC advances2024

Emerging environmentally friendly bio-based nanocomposites for the efficient removal of dyes and micropollutants from wastewater by adsorption: a comprehensive review.

Wafa Al-Gethami, Muhammad Azam Qamar, Mohammad Shariq, Abdel-Nasser M A Alaghaz, Ahmad Farhan, Ashwaq A Areshi, M Hisham Alnasir

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Review in RSC advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Sustainable triphasic macrophyte-substrate-microbial synergies in constructed wetlands for textile wastewater treatment.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2026
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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.

Wafa Al-GethamiChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University Al-Hawiah, PO Box 11099 Taif City Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Azam QamarDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management and Technology Lahore 54770 Pakistan qamariub@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7645-7133
Mohammad ShariqDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Jazan University Jazan 45142 Saudi Arabia.
Abdel-Nasser M A AlaghazDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Jazan University Jazan 45142 Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad FarhanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Faisalabad 38040 Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6129-2192
Ashwaq A AreshiSamtah General Hospital, Ministry of Health Jazan 86735 Saudi Arabia.
M Hisham AlnasirDepartment of Physics, RIPHAH International University Islamabad 44000 Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water scarcity will worsen due to population growth, urbanization, and climate change. Addressing this issue requires developing energy-efficient and cost-effective water purification technologies. One approach is to use biomass to make bio-based materials (BBMs) with valuable attributes. This aligns with the goal of environmental conservation and waste management. Furthermore, the use of biomass is advantageous because it is readily available, economical, and has minimal secondary environmental impact. Biomass materials are ideal for water purification because they are abundant and contain important functional groups like hydroxyl, carboxyl, and amino groups. Functional groups are important for modifying and absorbing contaminants in water. Single-sourced biomass has limitations such as weak mechanical strength, limited adsorption capacity, and chemical instability. Investing in research and development is crucial for the development of efficient methods to produce BBMs and establish suitable water purification application models. This review covers BBM production, modification, functionalization, and their applications in wastewater treatment. These applications include oil-water separation, membrane filtration, micropollutant removal, and organic pollutant elimination. This review explores the production processes and properties of BBMs from biopolymers, highlighting their potential for water treatment applications. Furthermore, this review discusses the future prospects and challenges of developing BBMs for water treatment and usage. Finally, this review highlights the importance of BBMs in solving water purification challenges and encourages innovative solutions in this field.

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PMID38234871
PMCPMC10792434

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