Author:Mittal, H; Jindal, R; Kaith, BS; Maity, Arjun; Ray, SSDate:Jan 2015This study reports the microwave-assisted synthesis of gum-ghatti (Gg)-grafted poly(acrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (AAm-co-MAA) hydrogels for the development of biodegradable flocculants and adsorbents. The synthesized hydrogels were ...Read more
Author:Mittal, H; Maity, Arjun; Ray, SSDate:Oct 2015The main aim of this study was to develop a biodegradable flocculent and adsorbent based on the graft co-polymer of the Gum ghatti (Gg) with the co-polymer mixture of acrylamide (AAM) and acrylic acid (AA) using the microwave assisted graft ...Read more
Author:Fosso-Kankeu, E; Mittal, Hemant; Marx, S; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Sep 2017Hydrogel based bioflocculants namely Gelatin and acrylic acid-co-acrylamide [GL-cl-P(AA-co-AAM)] and hybrid hydrogel composite with good adsorption potential, were synthesized in this study for the treatment of biodiesel wastewater. The two ...Read more
Author:Mittal, H; Kumar, V; Alhassan, SM; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Jul 2018In this work, an environmentally friendly gum ghatti-crosslinked-polyacrylamide (Gg-cl-PAAM) hydrogel was synthesized from gum ghatti (Gg) and acrylamide (AAM) using a microwave-assisted grafting technique, and tested for use in water ...Read more
Author:Fosso-Kankeu, E; Mittal, Hemant; Waanders, F; Ntwampe, IO; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Feb 2016This research paper reports the removal of heavy metal ions from mine effluents using the gum karaya (GK)-grafted poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) incorporated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4 MNPs) hydrogel nanocomposite [i.e., ...Read more
Author:Rodda, N; Bateman, B; Kfir, RDate:1993Chlor-floc tablets are intended for purification of small quantities of water for individual use by combined flocculation and disinfection. Removal of Escherichia coli E25, various viruses and Giardia cysts from polluted water by Chlor-floc ...Read more
Author:Mittal, H; Jindal, R; Kaith, BS; Maity, Arjun; Ray, SSDate:Dec 2014This article reports the development of biodegradable flocculants based on graft co-polymers of gum ghatti (Gg) and a mixture of acrylamide and acrylonitrile co-monomers (AAm-co-AN). The hydrogel polymer exhibited an excellent swelling capacity ...Read more