Year 2022

• Cellulose and its derivatives, coffee grounds, and cross-linked, β-cyclodextrin in the race for the highest sorption capacity of cationic dyes in accordance with the principles of sustainable development

  Publication

  • A. Skwierawska
  • M. Bliźniewska
  • K. Muza
  • A. Nowak
  • D. Nowacka
  • M. S. Khan (formerly: M. Khan)
  • S. E. Z. Syeda
  • B. Łęska
  • B. Leska

  - JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Year 2022

  In this study, seven different materials were analyzed and includes coffee grounds (CG), two types of cellulose (CGC and CC), two types of modified cellulose (CT and CTCD), and cross-linked β-cyclodextrin (CD-1 and CD-2) were tested as adsorbents for the removal of dyes from the wastewater. The composition, morphology, and presence of functional groups in the obtained sorption materials were characterized by elemental analysis,...

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• Recent Advancements in Cyclodextrin-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Waters

  Publication

  • S. E. Z. Syeda
  • D. Nowacka
  • M. Shahzeb Khan
  • M. S. Khan (formerly: M. Khan)
  • A. Skwierawska

  - Polymers - Year 2022

  Water is an essential substance for the survival on Earth of all living organisms. However, population growth has disturbed the natural phenomenon of living, due to industrial growth to meet ever expanding demands, and, hence, an exponential increase in environmental pollution has been reported in the last few decades. Moreover, water pollution has drawn major attention for its adverse effects on human health and the ecosystem....

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• Removal of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics from wastewater by adsorption on cross-linked β-cyclodextrin

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  • A. Skwierawska
  • D. Nowacka
  • K. Kozłowska-Tylingo

  - Water Resources and Industry - Year 2022

  We present a method using the material in the form of cross-linked β-cyclodextrin (CD) showing high efficiency in the simultaneous removal of hazardous pollutants from sewage, such as diclofenac (DIC), ibuprofen (IBU), ketoprofen (KETO), naproxen (NAPR), salicylic acid (SALI) and tramadol (TRAM). The material is stable and particularly easy to regenerate. The sorbent probably remembers the shape of the contaminants, which increases...

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Year 2021

• Structural Adaptive, Self-Separating Material for Removing Ibuprofen from Waters and Sewage

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  • A. Skwierawska
  • D. Nowacka
  • P. Nowicka
  • S. Rosa
  • K. Kozłowska-Tylingo

  - Materials - Year 2021

  -cyclodextrin nanosponge (CDM) was used for the adsorption of ibuprofen (IBU) from water and sewage. The obtained material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), Barrett– Joyner–Halenda (BJH), Harkins and Jura t-Plot, zeta potential, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and elementary analysis (EA)....

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