A polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) containing commercial ionic liquid methyltrioctylammonium chloride (Aliquat 336) as a carrier and cellulose triacetate (CTA) base has been used for the first time to remove fluoride from natural waters. Due anion-exchange characteristics of carrier, 1 M NaCl solution receiving phase. It found that addition tributyl phosphate (TBP) in formulation PIM increased ...

Abstract For the last couple of decades, researchers have been trying to explore eco-friendly materials which would significantly reduce dependency on synthetic fibers and their composites. Natural fiber-based composites possess several excellent properties. They are biodegradable, non-abrasive, low cost, lower density, led growing interest in using these industrial applications. However, prope...

Biodegradable polymers have been widely used as scaffolding materials to regenerate new tissues. To mimic natural extracellular matrix architecture, a novel highly porous structure, which is a three-dimensional interconnected fibrous network with a fiber diameter ranging from 50 to 500 nm, has been created from biodegradable aliphatic polyesters in this work. A porosity as high as 98.5% has bee...