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    Methods for the Preparation of Silica and Its Nanoparticles from Different Natural Sources

    Silica (SiO2), a component of the earth’s crust, has been in use for many nanotechnological applications. This review presents one of the newest methods for safer, more affordable, and more ecologically friendly ...

    Bachir Ben Seghir, Hadia Hemmami in Biological Trace Element Research (2023)

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    Characterization, biological, and antimicrobial properties of nanocellulose isolated from peanut shells (Arachis hypogaea L.)

    Due to its promising features, cellulose, the most plentiful renewable material in nature, is used in a variety of industrial processes. In this work, we used peanut shells (Arachis hypogaea L.) for the purpose o...

    Hafidha Terea, Djamel Selloum, Abdelkrim Rebiai in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2023)

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    A novel eco-friendly source of cellulose acetate extracted from Astragalus gombo seeds: thermal, structural, and morphological characterization

    In this research, cellulose derivatives were extracted from the plant Astragalus gombo. This research sought to create a new cellulose acetate source derived from Astragalus gombo. Preliminary treatment, acetylat...

    Imane Kouadri, Abdelheq Layachi, Khaled Boubendira in Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2023)

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    Thermal, Structural and Morphological Studies of Cellulose and Cellulose Nanofibers Extracted from Bitter Watermelon of the Cucurbitaceae Family

    This work presents a new way to prepare and isolate nanometric cellulose fibrils as extracted from Citrullus Colocynthis (Cc) seeds. The nanofibrils were then characterized using spectroscopic, thermal and morpho...

    Hamid Satha, Imane Kouadri, Djafer Benachour in Journal of Polymers and the Environment (2020)