Template-Directed Polymerization of Binary Acrylate Monomers on Surface-Activated Lignin Nanoparticles in Toughening of Bio-Latex Films.

Fabricating bio-latex colloids with core-shell nanostructure is an effective method for obtaining films with enhanced mechanical characteristics. Nano-sized lignin is rising as a class of sustainable nanomaterials that can be incorporated into latex colloids. Fundamental knowledge of the correlation between surface chemistry of lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) and integration efficiency in latex colloids and from it thermally processed latex films are scarce.

Fast Approach to the Hydrophobization of Bacterial Cellulose via the Direct Polymerization of Ethyl 2-Cyanoacrylate.

Bacterial cellulose (BC) has a broad range of applications in biomedical fields and cosmetics. Applied as wound dressing, BC tends to stick to the sore especially upon drying, and hydrophobization improves its performance in this regard. This article reports a facile and rapid yet a highly efficient approach for BC hydrophobization through direct polymerization of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate on the BC fibers.

Design-support and performance estimation using HYDRUS/CW2D: a horizontal flow constructed wetland for polishing SBR effluent.

The 4,000 PE (700 m(3)/d) wastewater treatment plant at Balf, Hungary was based on sequencing batch reactor technology with phosphorus precipitation as the tertiary step. Its effluent met quality thresholds on average, with above-threshold peaks mainly in winter. The HYDRUS/CW2D model package (PC Progress s.