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Biochar (BC) is a porous, rigid, highly stable carbonous material yielded by biomass conversion mass through pyrolysis. BC was produced by various biomasses, such as garden wastes, agricultural wastes, algae, municipal and industrial wastes, tire waste, sludges, food waste, etc., by hydrothermal carbonization, pyrolysis, and gasification. BC is an...
Researchers continue to focus on synthesizing novel nanomaterials (NMs) by using environmentally friendly, nontoxic, and facile processes, like biological systems, to enhance the utilization of NMs. Preferential adoption of biological systems for NMs synthesis surpasses traditional chemical methods, which can pose environmental risks. Endophytes ar...
The advancements in nanotechnology and materials science for developing a newer class of sustainable nanomaterials (NMs) offer longer term solutions in various applications. In this context, carbon-based materials (CBMs) like biochar (a carbonaceous solid) and nanobiochar (NBC)-based sustainable NMs have the potential ability for the end applicatio...
Fe-incorporated BiOCl-nanosheet assembled rods (FBC-NSR) based photoactive materials were synthesized using a simple sol–gel process to degrade tetracycline (TC) pharmaceuticals compound (PCs) under solar irradiation. The as-prepared FBC-NSR-based photoactive materials were characterized using various characterization techniques including scanning...
Agricultural health is one of the most important aspects of improving crop productivity, which can significantly decrease the demand for food. Plant diseases and nutritional value are among the crucial factors affecting food safety and quality, subsequently reducing the yield of the crops and increasing plant mortality. Therefore, continuous monito...
Correction for ‘Carbon-based two-dimensional (2D) materials: a next generation biocidal agent’ by Neetu Talreja et al., Mater. Adv., 2024, 5, 1454–1461, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00952A.
The present study is related to the synthesis of metallic oxy halide nanosheets (FOX) assembled metallic micron-sponge (FOX-MS)-based photocatalytic materials using hydrothermal process to degrade tetracycline (TC) antibiotics. The synthesis of FOX-MS is accomplished by exchanging O⁻ with I⁻ that efficiently tunes the electronic structure (Fe3O4 or...
Two-dimensional materials (2D-Ms) such as graphene, carbon nitride (C3N4), and MXene have attracted significant attention due to their excellent physico-chemical properties, including high surface area-to-volume ratio, biocompatibility, mechanical strength, high conductivity, etc. There has been growing interest in utilizing 2D-Ms for antibacterial...
The rapid growth of the population enhances the global food demand which creates pressure on the global food system and agriculture. Therefore, it is necessary to fulfill the requirement for food by improving crop production. Researchers significantly improved crop production by incorporating phytohormones and fertilizers (biological and chemical)....
Oil leakage and organic solvent industrial accidents harm the ecosystem, especially aquatic and marine life. Oil–water separation is required to combat this issue, which substantially enhances the ecosystem and recovery of oils from water bodies. In this aspect, significant efforts have been made by scientists to develop newer composite materials t...
Tetracycline (TC) antibiotic that is effective against wide-range micro-organisms, thereby used to control bacterial infection. The partial metabolism of TC antibiotics in humans and animals leads to the contamination of TC in the environments like water bodies. Thus, requirements to treat/remove/degrade TC antibiotics from the water bodies to cont...
Emerging contaminations (ECs) have been discovered in water (municipal, drinking, and groundwater), food sources, soil, and aquatic bodies. These ECs may be from industrial, agriculture, hospital, and laboratory waste. ECs might alter reproductive functions in males and females, increase the chance of breast cancer, alter growth patterns, cause cha...
Bacterial contamination in water bodies is a severe scourge that affects human health and causes mortality and morbidity. Researchers continue to develop next-generation materials for controlling bacterial infections from water. Photo-antibacterial activity continues to gain the interest of researchers due to its adequate, rapid, and antibiotic-fre...
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, an electrifying family of innovative materials, have recently attracted wide attention due to their remarkable characteristics, primarily their high optical transparency, exceptional metallic conductivity, high mechanical strength, carrier mobility, tunable band gap values, and optimum work function. Interestingly, 2...
Agricultural growth needs a newer policy that speeds up plant growth and the nutritional value of the crops. Numerous agrochemicals, pesticides, and fertilizers provide nutrients to crops and enhance plant growth and nutrition quality. However, the demand for food remains a concern. In this context, 2D-nanomaterials or nanosheets have the potential...
Presently, continuously increasing the demand for synthetic polymers or plastic in daily life adversely affects the environment due to their disposal and long life span. Researchers constantly focus on the isolation of newer materials from renewable sources such as cellulose. Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth that efficiently isola...
The loss of blood is one of the great challenges nowadays, leading to death in many acute circumstances like disasters, militant war, traumatic injury, and surgical procedures requiring newer hemostatic materials. In this aspect, the present study describes the synthesis of inexpensive polymer (polyvinyl alcohol and silk fibroin)-mineral-metal (hyd...
Bacterial resistance in humans led to infectious diseases, one of the global health concerns. Therefore, developing newer biocidal material that combats such associated issues with existing antibiotics molecules is needed. In this aspect, the present study focuses on synthesizing the MXene and Cu-MXene materials for efficient antibacterial activity...
Bio/micro and nanoencapsulation technologies have developed as a potential strategy for delivering and preserving bioactive nutrients. Micro- and nanoencapsulation technologies might enhance the flavor, texture, consistency, and taste of the food products. The antimicrobial ability of the encapsulated materials provides stability and usable ability...
One of the essential tasks while practicing agricultural sustainability is maintaining nutrition quality while improving crop growth and production, as nutritional deficiencies within the plants are serious threats that affect human health. In this context, carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs), including carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNF...
The demand for food continuously increased with increasing the population globally. Significant effort has been made to improve the productivity of the crops using genetic engineering, breeding, and improving agriculture practices. Usually, crops can absorb and use light to provide nutrition to crops. However, the negative impact of climate changes...
There is an incessant increase of demand for foods with the increase of populations, globally. The situation becomes more complex due to decreasing cultivated lands. Therefore, there is a need for developing newer strategies that increase soil fertility or fulfill the demand for foods. Soil fertility might be improved by using various organic, eco-...
The present study reports on the synthesis of Cu-bismuth oxide (CuBi2O4)–based nanorods by using a simple co-precipitation method for the photocatalytic degradation of caffeic acid (CA). The incorporation of Cu metal ions during the synthesis of CuBi2O4 nanorods might be advantageous to avoid the aggregation and control the leach out of metal ions....
Incessant rising in morbidity and mortality rates in humans due to various types of cancers requires effective treatments and early-stage diagnosis. The chemotherapy is typically unable to cure tumors or improve survival rates due to its adverse effects on normal cells. Moreover, existing technologies are less sensitive and ineffective in detecting...
Gallic acid (GA) is a polyphenols compound commonly present in wastewater that immensely affects aquatic and human life. GA is also responsible for the inhibitory effects on the microbial activity in the soil, thereby decreasing the fertility of the soil. Therefore, the removal of GA from the wastewater is necessary to combat such issues. The prese...
Continuously increasing global population growth requires an adequate amount of food to fulfill the requirements of all living creatures. The demand for food might be fulfilled by increasing the yield of crops. In this regard, nanostructured materials have become more accepted in various areas of research, including agriculture. Nanostructured mate...
The large number of vegetable wastes produced globally that provide a new source of biomolecules. These biomolecules efficiently used for the synthesis of nanoparticles or vegetable wastes acted as nanofactories. The main advantages of nanoparticles synthesized using vegetable waste are highly biocompatible, insignificant toxic, high reactivity and...
The demand for food continuously increases with the global population. Several processes have been adopted to enhance the development of plant growth as well as the yield of crops. Nonetheless, the relatively low plant growth and yield of crops remain concerns. Nano metal-carbon–based materials (metal-CB-NMs) such as metal-carbon nanofibers, metal-...
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have drawn wide attention owing to their large specific surface area, porosity, and tunable framework structures. Thus, they are comprehensively applied for adsorption, energy, sensors, biomedical drug delivery, catalysis, and agriculture. MOFs represent novel porous materials with high surface areas and tunable pore...
Carbon nanostructured-based materials (CNMs) have great potential for different applications including environmental remediation, energy storage, biomedical, and sensing due to their excellent properties such as large surface area, wide pore size distribution, chemical, and mechanical stability, biocompatibility, etc. CNMs are among the most intere...
Currently, several researchers are interested in developing newer types of materials that consist of a group of compounds such as cluster or metal ions, which are incorporated with organic ligands to produce one- (1D) or two- (2D), or three-dimensional (3D) structures such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The flexible bonds between inorganic and...
A new class of nano-antibiotic materials must be developed to treat bacterial infectious diseases. In this context, the synthesizing Cu-metal incorporated WS 2 nanosheet (Cu–WS 2 -NS)-based antibiotic materials might overcome such associated issues.
Oil released into the environment becomes one of the foremost concerns that rigorously impact the environmental system. Therefore, there is needed to develop newer membranes, modify existing membranes, or tune...
Tetracycline (TC) is one of the most commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotics to treat the bacterial infection. TC antibiotics enter into the environment because of partial metabolism in the humans and animals, thereby increasing the environmental toxicity. Therefore, it is highly needed to treat TC antibiotics from the water system. In this aspect...
Recently 2D materials are booming in the field of energy, environment, and biomedical application. Incorporation of metal/non-metal within 2D materials significantly influences the physical and chemical properties, making them intriguing materials for various applications. The advancement of 2D material requires strategic modification by manipulati...
This study describes theoretical and experimental considerations to optimize the photocatalytic degradation of caffeic acid in water using 3D-BiOBr based materials under visible light irradiation. Three BiOBr materials were synthesized through the solvothermal method using different bromide sources, namely potassium bromide (KBr) and the ionic liqu...
The present study describes Zn metal incorporation within BiOI microsponge structures for the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC) antibiotics.
The present study focuses on synthesizing Cu-bismuth oxide (CuBi 2 O 4 ) based nanorods by using a simple co-precipitation method for the photocatalytic degradation of caffeic acid (CA). Incorporating Cu metal ions during the synthesis of CuBi 2 O 4 nanorods might be advantageous to avoid aggregation and control the leach out of metal ions. The cal...
The continuously increased existence of contaminants such as chemical and biological mainly dye, bacteria, and heavy metals ions (HMI) in water bodies has increased environmental concern due to their hostile effects on living things. Therefore, there is necessity to be developed newer materials that skirmishes such environmental menace. The present...
The present work describes the synthesis of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) assisted Fe-BiOI based Fe/Bi-povidone‑iodine (Fe/Bi-P-I) micro-flowers based composite and its photocatalytic and antibacterial applications. The Fe/Bi-P-I micro-flowers-based composite material was synthesized using a simple co-precipitation method. The prepared Fe/Bi-P-I micro...
The continuously increasing existence of contaminants such as chemical and biological mainly dye, bacteria, and heavy metals ions in water bodies has increased environmental concern due to their hostile effects on living things. Therefore, it the necessity to be developing newer material that skirmishes such environmental menace. The present works...
The present study describes the strategic doping of Fe metal ions into a BiOI microstructure using ex situ and in situ processes to synthesize a Fe–BiOI microstructure and their effect on photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC). The data suggested that in situ Fe–BiOI (Fe–BiOI-In) has superior performance compared to ex situ Fe–BiOI (Fe–BiO...
Emerging nanoadsorbent materials could be promising tools for the treatment of numerous water contaminants, including heavy metal ions, dyes, bacteria, and fungi, due to their unique characteristics such as size, shape, surface modification, and specific surface area. The smaller size of the materials with larger surface area and more active sites...
The urge to apply nanotechnology in agriculture arises due to the increasing human population and decreasing farmland fertility. To combat nutrient deficiency, fertilizers fortify plants requiring nutrients. Nevertheless, sometimes roots are unable to absorb the nutrients and translocate, due to the small pore size. It is therefore pertinent to imp...
Presently, the requirements of food have increased with increasing population, hence the necessity for effective agricultural technologies that enhance the productivity of crops and reduce environmental risks. Nanotechnology in medicine enhances therapeutic accuracy by the targeted delivery system to the diseased cells and also disabling biological...
The emergence of nanostructured materials, including multifunctional nanoparticles (NPs), has attracted attention because of their unique characteristics such as size, shape, and chemical reactivity. This makes them extensively used in numerous applications such as agriculture, medicine, energy, sensors, and environmental remediation. The multifunc...
Heavy metal ion contamination has continuously increased worldwide with increasing urbanization, industrialization, and population. This affects human health as well as the environment. Heavy metal ions are highly toxic and lead to severe health issues, including cancer. The detection of these heavy metal ions is necessary to effectively treat such...
Nowadays, the incessant increase in infectious diseases is one of the most important and greatest challenges globally. Most of the commercially available antibiotics are ineffective owing to the development of drug resistance and adverse side effects. The drug or multidrug resistance results in higher dose administration of antimicrobial drugs, whi...
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common forms of dementia and is an overwhelming neurodegenerative disease. Usually, this neurological condition is categorized by a loss of cognitive functions and recognized pathophysiological hallmarks in the brain such as accumulation of extracellular (amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide) and intracellular (neurofibrill...
Carbon-based materials with a controlled pore size distribution are highly desirable to achieve fast diffusion of electrolytes and enhance supercapacitor performance. Here, we report a method to effectively control porosity of the phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin-based carbons along with pore volume and pore size distribution using a combined metal t...
Nano-sized materials have been developed to exhibit novel characteristics, such as high surface area, morphology, tunable pore size, and high reactivity, compared with the characteristics of bulky materials. Nanomaterials exhibit various properties, including properties as herbicides, pesticides, antibacterials, and fertilizers, that target specifi...
There is considerable attention on the field of nanotechnology because it has transformed many technologies such as information technology, medicine, food safety, environmental science, and energy. The unique and flexible characteristics of nanomaterials make them suitable candidates for various applications such as medicine, electronics, energy, p...
Nickel nanoparticle (NiNPs)-doped carbon nanofiber (CNF) grafted with Rhodamine-B (RhB) dye (Ni- CNF-RhB), was prepared and utilized as a colorimetric probe for detection and measurements of chromium (Cr³⁺) and lead (Pb²⁺) metal ions in aqueous systems. An intense pink solution was obtained within 30 s on the exposure of the colorless Ni-CNF-RhB pr...
Nanotechnology is a fast emerging field that includes a rapid increase in novel materials synthesis for various applications. Nanoparticles exhibit unique size-dependent physical and chemical properties that are the reason for their large-scale applications. But these particles have raised concerns due to the development of adverse physiological re...
Transformation of CO2 into fuels and chemicals by using photocatalysis is a promising strategy to provide a long-term solution to mitigating global warming and energy supply problems. Achievements in photocatalysis during the last decade have sparked increased interest in using sunlight to reduce CO2. Traditional semiconductors used in photocatalys...
Transformation of CO2 into fuels and chemicals by using photocatalysis is a promising strategy to provide a long-term solution to mitigating global warming and energy supply problems. Achievements in photocatalysis during the last decade have sparked increased interest in using sunlight to reduce CO2. Traditional semiconductors used in photocatalys...
The 2D structures and tunable properties of nanosheets make them intriguing catalytic materials. This research area is being driven by a need to replace scarce noble metal-based catalysts in energy technologies. We describe recent advances in nanosheet electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution, and CO2 reduction rea...
The present study describes the removal of salicylic acid (SA) from water by adsorption using ethylene diamine (EDA)-functionalized carbon nanofibers (CNFs)-containing porous carbon beads (∼0.5 mm). Briefly, the phenolic beads, separately synthesized using suspension polymerization, were carbonized and activated. The CNFs were grown on the carbon b...
Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were grown in porous carbon beads (∼0.5 mm) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The beads were prepared by the carbonization and activation of Ni- or Fe-doped phenolic beads produced by suspension polymerization, with the metals incorporated in situ during a polymerization step. The carbon beads decorated with Ni- or Fe-CNF...
Activated carbon spheres (ACSs) and carbon micro–nanoparticles derived from nickel (Ni)-doped phenolic beads (∼0.8 mm) were synthesized as efficient adsorbents for vitamin B-12 (VB12). Ni was incorporated in an intermediate step during a suspension polymerization. ACSs were synthesized by the carbonization and activation of Ni-doped polymeric beads...
