<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The recent advances and potential applications of nanoparticles and nanofibres for energy, water, food, biotechnology, the environment, and medicine have immensely conversed. The present review describes a ‘green’ method for the synthesis and stabilization of nanoparticles and ‘green electrospinning’ both using tree gums (arabic, tragacanth, karaya and kondagogu). Furthermore, this review focuses on the impending applications of both gum stabilized nanoparticles and functionalized membranes in remediation of toxic metals, radioactive effluents, and the adsorptive removal of nanoparticulates from aqueous environments as well as from industrial effluents. Besides, the antibacterial properties of gum derivatives, gum stabilized nanoparticles, and functionalized electrospun nanofibrous membranes will also be highlighted. The functionalities of nanofibrous membranes that can be enhanced by various plasma treatments (oxygen and methane, respectively) will also be emphasized.</p></abstract>

The recent advances and potential applications of nanoparticles and nanofibres for energy, water, food, biotechnology, the environment, and medicine have immensely conversed. The present review describes a ‘green’ method for the synthesis and stabilization of nanoparticles and ‘green electrospinning’ both using tree gums (arabic, tragacanth, karaya and kondagogu). Furthermore, this review focuses on the impending applications of both gum stabilized nanoparticles and functionalized membranes in remediation of toxic metals, radioactive effluents, and the adsorptive removal of nanoparticulates from aqueous environments as well as from industrial effluents. Besides, the antibacterial properties of gum derivatives, gum stabilized nanoparticles, and functionalized electrospun nanofibrous membranes will also be highlighted. The functionalities of nanofibrous membranes that can be enhanced by various plasma treatments (oxygen and methane, respectively) will also be emphasized.

Green Synthesis: Nanoparticles and Nanofibres Based on Tree Gums for Environmental Applications

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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The recent advances and potential applications of nanoparticles and nanofibres for energy, water, food, biotechnology, the environment, and medicine have...

Green Synthesis: Nanoparticles and Nanofibres Based on Tree Gums for Environmental Applications

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 533 - 557

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2016-0038

Keywords
tree gums, nanoparticles, green electrospinning, environmental remediation, antibacterial membranes, oxygen and methane plasma treatments

© 2016 Vinod Vellora Thekkae Padil et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Green Synthesis: Nanoparticles and Nanofibres Based on Tree Gums for Environmental Applications

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 533 - 557

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2016-0038

Keywordstree gums, nanoparticles, green electrospinning, environmental remediation, antibacterial membranes, oxygen and methane plasma treatments

© 2016 Vinod Vellora Thekkae Padil et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
tree gums, nanoparticles, green electrospinning, environmental remediation, antibacterial membranes, oxygen and methane plasma treatments