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Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials Volume 58, 2019 - Issue 12
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Natural polymer based composite membranes for water purification: a review

Rajendra S. DongreP.G.T.D. of Chemistry, R. T. M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
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Kishor Kumar SadasivuniCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha, QatarCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Kalim DeshmukhDepartment of Physics, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Akansha MehtaSchool of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India
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Soumen BasuSchool of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India
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Jostna S. MeshramP.G.T.D. of Chemistry, R. T. M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
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Mariam Al Ali Al-MaadeedMaterials Science & Technology Program (MATS), College of Arts & Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Alamgir KarimChemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Pages 1295-1310 | Received 10 May 2018, Accepted 16 Dec 2018, Published online: 17 Jan 2019
 
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ABSTRACT

The ever-growing population, environmental pollution and ecological degradation cause suffering to human race due to chemicals and other water contaminants such as chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides and insecticides. Hence, attempts are made to purify water by advanced technologies employing smart materials. The advanced nanotechnology aids to control structural and chemical functionality in the composite materials which potentially escort novel membrane module for water purification. This review focuses on the existing membrane technology involved in water purification and portrays molecular-level rationally designed approaches for engineering biopolymer based selective membranes.

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