The fabrication of bifunctional supramolecular glycolipid-based nanocomposite gel: insights into electrocatalytic performance with effective selectivity towards gold

Abstract

Recovery, recycling, and reuse of metal waste have re-intensified in current era to build a sustainable future. In this context, gel nanocomposites were formulated by in-situ reduction of gold within...

Hybrid gels by combining low molecular weight glycolipid gelators with agarose: a promising soft material for efficient dye removal

“…47–49 Additionally, glycolipid-based gelators are extensively studied for their gelation and self-assembly behavior. 14,15,39,42,45 Supramolecular and polymeric hydrogels find versatile applications in drug delivery and biomedicine. 50 They offer tunable, responsive, self-assembled networks useful for environmental remediation, such as toxic dye removal and wastewater treatment.…”

“…13,14 The inherent properties of supramolecular gels can be utilized to decide their future applications. 15 However, the rheological weakness of LMWGs can make it more challenging to get the desired shape/structure of the supramolecular gels. Overcoming this drawback can open new horizons for supramolecular gels.…”

Harnessing Glycolipids for Supramolecular Gelation: A Contemporary Review

“…These supramolecular gels are further employed to study the encapsulation and release performance of bioactives and in metal removal from vegetable oil. , Further, one of the gelators from the glycolipids mentioned above was employed to study the in situ reduction of gold in its supramolecular gel matrix in the absence of any external reducing/stabilizing agents. This nanocomposite gel, having preferential selectivity toward gold, can also be used as an electrocatalyst material for oxygen reduction reactions …”

“…This nanocomposite gel, having preferential selectivity toward gold, can also be used as an electrocatalyst material for oxygen reduction reactions. 130 Roy and co-workers formulated glucose-based gelators with pyridine moieties and alkyl chains. Their gelation ability was checked in a mixture of binary solvents and implemented in absorbing toxic dyes with efficient reusability [Figure 22, (50)].…”

“…This nanocomposite gel, having preferential selectivity toward gold, can also be used as an electrocatalyst material for oxygen reduction reactions. 130 …”