Starch-based and multi-purpose nanofibrous membrane for high efficiency nanofiltration

Woranuch, Sarekha; Pangon, Autchara; Puagsuntia, Kantapat; Subjalearndee, Nakarin; Intasanta, Varol

doi:10.1039/c7ra07484k

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“…In order to overcome these problems, starch may be blended with other polymers, such as chitosan, CA, and PVAL. Plasticizers may also be incorporated, including glycerol and sorbitol. ,− …”

Section: Biobased Polymers For Membrane Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles

Xie

Tiraferri

et al. 2020

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

131

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Large-scale membrane technology has been widely implemented and rapidly growing for roughly 40 years. However, considering its entire life cycle, there are aspects being characterized by low sustainability, and this industry certainly cannot be defined as green. In the membrane manufacturing process, raw materials mainly rely on nonbiodegradable petroleum-based polymers and hazardous solvents. These materials are thus associated with the energy crisis and with disposal burdens at the end of their lifetime, and they pose risks to workers and the environment. Therefore, biobased polymers and green solvents should be employed within the membrane preparation process and replace traditional ones. Moreover, the wastewater generated from membrane fabrication processes contains an important amount of organic solvents and should be efficiently treated or recycled before discharge. The application of artificial intelligence in membrane manufacturing and use processes can also improve efficiency significantly. Finally, a large number of spent membrane elements should also be reused and recovered, rather than landfilled. This review critically evaluates the recent advances in methods to improve the sustainability of membrane technology, specifically emphasizing the progresses made, with regard to the above aspects. This review thus analyzes the needs for membrane industry transformations in the light of circular economy.

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Section: Biobased Polymers For Membrane Manufacturingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles

Xie

Tiraferri

et al. 2020

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.

131

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“…Some of the advanced application areas of starches are: porous foam structures [ 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 ], wastewater treatment [ 99 , 100 ], filtration [ 101 ], tissue engineering [ 102 , 103 ], drug delivery [ 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 ], pharmaceutical industry [ 111 , 112 ], antimicrobial films and coatings [ 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 ], self-healing polymeric materials [ 117 ], electronics [ 118 , 119 ] photonics [ 120 ], superhydrophobic surfaces [ 121 ], sensors [ 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 ] and as an antioxidant additive [ 126 ].…”

Section: Application Of Bio-based Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Spinning of Biopolymer Fibers from Starch

et al. 2021

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Increasing interest in bio-based polymers and fibers has led to the development of several alternatives to conventional plastics and fibers made of these materials. Biopolymer fibers can be made from renewable, environmentally friendly resources and can be fully biodegradable. Biogenic resources with a high content of carbohydrates such as starch-containing plants have huge potentials to substitute conventional synthetic plastics in a number of applications. Much literature is available on the production and modification of starch-based fibers and blends of starch with other polymers. Chemistry and structure–property relationships of starch show that it can be used as an attractive source of raw material which can be exploited for conversion into a number of high-value bio-based products. In this review, possible spinning techniques for the development of virgin starch or starch/polymer blend fibers and their products are discussed. Beneficiation of starch for the development of bio-based fibers can result in the sustainable replacement of oil-based high-value materials with cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and abundant products.

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Recent Trends in the Fabrication of Starch Nanofibers: Electrospinning and Non-electrospinning Routes and Their Applications in Biotechnology

Ashraf

Sofi

Malik

et al. 2018

Appl Biochem Biotechnol

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Electrospinning a versatile and the most preferred technique for the fabrication of nanofibers has revolutionized by opening unlimited avenues in biomedical fields. Presently, the simultaneous functionalization and/or post-modification of as-spun nanofibers with biomolecules has been explored, to serve the distinct goals in the aforementioned field. Starch is one of the most abundant biopolymers on the earth. Besides, being biocompatible and biodegradable in nature, it has unprecedented properties of gelatinization and retrogradation. Therefore, starch has been used in numerous ways for wide range of applications. Keeping these properties in consideration, the present article summarizes the recent expansion in the fabrication of the pristine/modified starch-based composite scaffolds by electrospinning along with their possible applications. Apart from electrospinning technique, this review will also provide the comprehensive information on various other techniques employed in the fabrication of the starch-based nanofibers. Furthermore, we conclude with the challenges to be overcome in the fabrication of nanofibers by the electrospinning technique and future prospects of starch-based fabricated scaffolds for exploration of its applications.

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Starch-based and multi-purpose nanofibrous membrane for high efficiency nanofiltration

Abstract: The objective of the present work is to develop nanofibrous membranes from rice-flour based nanofibers containing PVA for high efficiency filtration.

Cited by 17 publications

References 45 publications

Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles

Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles

Review on Spinning of Biopolymer Fibers from Starch

Recent Trends in the Fabrication of Starch Nanofibers: Electrospinning and Non-electrospinning Routes and Their Applications in Biotechnology

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