Starch-based polymer materials as advanced adsorbents for sustainable water treatment: current status, challenges, and future perspectives

• Main Authors: Khoo, Pui San, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Uda, Muhammad Nur Aiman, Abu Hassan, Shukur, Nordin, Abu Hassan, Abdul Samad, Norfarhana, Ab. Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Rani, Mohd. Saiful Asmal, Hairul Abral, Hairul Abral, Norrrahim, Mohd. Nor Faiz, Knight, Victor Feizal, Lee, Chuan Li, Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: QC Physics; TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106487/1/AhmadIlyasRushdan2023_StarchBasedPolymerMaterialsasAdvanced.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/106487/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15143114

Over the past three decades, chemical and biological water contamination has become a major concern, particularly in the industrialized world. Heavy metals, aromatic compounds, and dyes are among the harmful substances that contribute to water pollution, which jeopardies the human health. For this r...