Application of polysaccharide-based biopolymers as supports in photocatalytic treatment of water and wastewater: a review

Rising health issues of Worldwide pollution by fossil fuel products are Fostering the development of safer materials such as biopolymers in many sectors such as food, pharmaceutical, medical and environmental industries. Indeed, biopolymers are often safe, biodegradable, cheap and easy to modify. Here we review photocatalysts based on polysaccharides for wastewater treatment. Polysaccharides include starch, cellulose, carrageenan, alginate, chitin, chitosan and gum. The main reasons for using biodegradable biopolymers are their ability to adsorb pollutants and to be modified with nanoparticles and semiconductors. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Authors
Sohouli E.1 , Irannejad N.2 , Ziarati A.3 , Ehrlich H.4, 5 , Rahimi-Nasrabadi M.4, 6, 7 , Ahmadi F.8 , Luque R. 9, 10
Journal
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Language
English
Status
Published
Link
External link
DOI
10.1007/s10311-022-01456-3
Year
2022
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Imam Hossein, Tehran, Iran
  • 2 Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156–83111, Iran
  • 3 Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, Geneva, 4 1211, Switzerland
  • 4 Institute of Electronic and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, 09599, Germany
  • 5 Center for Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, 61614, Poland
  • 6 Chemical Injuries Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 7 Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 8 Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 9 Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie, Ctra. Nnal. IV, Km. 396, Cordoba, 14014, Spain
  • 10 Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
Keywords
Alginate; Biopolymers; Carrageenan; Cellulose; Chitin; Chitosan; Degradation; Gum; Photocatalysis; Starch; Wastewater; Water qualities
Date of creation
06.07.2022
Date of change
06.07.2022
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/83993/
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