Combined conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-value products with ultrasonic cavitation and photocatalytic produced reactive oxygen species - A review.

The production of high-value products from lignocellulosic biomass is carried out through the selective scission of crosslinked CC/CO bonds. Nowadays, several techniques are applied to optimize biomass conversion into desired products with high yields. Photocatalytic technology has been proven to be a valuable tool for valorizing biomass at mild conditions.

Easy-handling semi-floating TiO-based aerogel for solar photocatalytic water depollution.

One of the capital issues of photocatalytic technology is how to use photocatalytic materials in real world conditions. Suspension photocatalysts are the most effective, while the handling and recovery of nanoparticles are very challenging and costly. Herein, we report the design of semi-floating aerogel TiObased photocatalyst for the oxidation of dyes and photoreduction of Cr(VI).

Performance Study of a Low-cost Adsorbent-Raw Date Pits-for Removal of Azo Dye in Aqueous Solution.

  The feasibility of using natural waste (raw date pits) as a low-cost adsorbent for the adsorption of an anionic dye (Congo red) from aqueous solution has been investigated. Adsorption optimized conditions were obtained at low dose 1 g/L, initial dye concentration 100 mg/L, pH 2, equilibrium contact time 120 min, and temperature 20 °C. The corresponding adsorption capacity was around 70 mg/g and could reach 150 mg/g by increasing the ionic strength of the dye solution (0.

Sorption of polluting metal ions on a palm tree frond sawdust studied by the means of modified carbon paste electrodes.

Water remediation by adsorption of the metal ions on a low cost sorbent is the frame of the present study. The metal ions adsorption properties of sawdust of palm tree fronds (PTF sawdust) are investigated by both equilibrium measurements and modified carbon paste electrode. The ability to adsorb Cu(II), Cr(VI) and As(III) in significant quantities is demonstrated.