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Cellulose Based Bio Polymers: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications in Heavy Metal Adsorption

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Water pollution due to tremendous increase in industrialization, urbanization and population become serious concerns since the last some decade and will be the major global nightmare. Various contaminations viz; dyes, heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceutical effluents from industries are getting discharged into water bodies. Among these contaminants, Heavy metals are the main wastewater pollutants due to their ability to cause the nuisance to living beings and to persist in the environment. Hence lot of efforts are being taken for treating waste water contained with heavy metals. Materials scientist are trying to utilise various methods and materials for solving these problems. Cellulose the natural biopolymer is one of the materials gaining attention because of its extra ordinary physio-chemical, as well as mechanical properties compared to other natural biopolymer materials. The present book chapter deals with the preparations, modifications and its heavy metal adsorption studies.

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    Vijaykiran N. Narwade, Sumayya Begum, Rajendra S. Khairnar & Kashinath A. Bogle

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    Vijaykiran N. Narwade

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Narwade, V.N., Pottathara, Y.B., Begum, S., Khairnar, R.S., Bogle, K.A. (2020). Cellulose Based Bio Polymers: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications in Heavy Metal Adsorption. In: Khan, A., Mavinkere Rangappa, S., Siengchin, S., Asiri, A. (eds) Biofibers and Biopolymers for Biocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40301-0_12

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