Low sulfur biodiesel produced from sewage enabled by beta-cyclodextrin
Emeritus Professor Richard Parnas and his group at University of Connecticut Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering developed a technology
Category: Environmental
Preparation of β-cyclodextrin-based dimers with selectively methylated rims and their use for solubilization of tetracene
A series of β-cyclodextrin dimers selectively permethylated on the primary or secondary rim with two different types of spacers have
May a novel alfa-cyclodextrin derivative be applied effectively to capture atmospheric methane?
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science received a research grant to find out. Methane gas is 86
Mechanochemical synthesis of reticular β-cyclodextrin polyurethanes for the decontamination of phenolic micropollutants
Cyclodextrin-based porous polymers have become a kind of promising adsorbents for the remediation of wastewater by virtue of their sustainability
Cyclodextrin-Functionalized Polypyrrole Particles for the Extraction of Aromatics from Water
The preparation of oil-in-water (o/w) colloidal particles with a polypyrrole (pPy) shell is described in which cyclodextrin has been incorporated
Enhanced biodegradation of polylactic acid and
cellulose acetate nanocomposites in wastewater:
Effect of TiO2 and β-cyclodextrin
Currently, there is a global concern about the environmental problems related to plastic wastes. Cellulose acetate (CA) and polylactic acid
Cyclodextrin polymer-confined urease for the fast and efficient removal of urea
Urease is a nickel-containing oligomer that can be used to catalyze the decomposition of urea. Free urease is unstable and
Carbamazepine Removal from Water Using Cyclodextrin-polymers Bearing Titanium Dioxide
The antidepressant carbamazepine (CBZ) is one of the most frequently detected chemical compounds in urban water [1]. Water insoluble cyclodextrin
Dual-cross network polymers by knitting method
Bulk copolymerization of alkyl acrylates and cyclodextrin (CD) host monomers produced a single movable cross-network (SC). The CD units acted
Rapid Adsorption of Indoor Low-Concentration Formaldehyde by β-Cyclodextrin-Based Porous Organic Polymers
Formaldehyde (HCHO) is one of the most universal and harmful indoor gas pollutants nowadays. Even a very low concentration of