Sodium alginate-based eco-friendly nanocomposites for textile wastewater management
8 affiliations
- 1aDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Govt. College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 2bDepartment of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Govt. College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 3cDepartment of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, Govt. College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 4dDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Zakho, 42002, Zakho, Kurdistan region, Iraq.
- 5eDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
- 6fDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- 7gCentre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
- 8hDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Sulaimani, Qliasan St. 46002, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq.
Abstract
Increasing global textile production continues to intensify concerns about the discharge of untreated dye-laden wastewater into the environment. Textile effluents are typically dark in color and characterized by high pH, elevated biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, and total suspended solids. Moreover, textile dyes exhibit high levels of toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenicity toward living cells. In this regard, for environmental sustainability, there is a pressing need to improve the quality of effluents before they are discharged into water bodies. Therefore, various treatment techniques are being explored for textile wastewater, and many studies now use nanomaterials because their unique properties and easy customization make them highly effective for this purpose. Sodium alginate (SA) is an abundantly available, eco-friendly, and cost-effective biopolymer that can be effectively utilized as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment. Moreover, modifying SA or incorporating it into composites with other materials can significantly enhance its functional properties, broadening its potential for advanced environmental applications. In this review, we highlight the development and application of SA-based nanocomposites for effective textile wastewater treatment. Lastly, the review provides insights into the current limitations of SA-based materials and offers recommendations for future research directions to enhance their performance and applicability.
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BibTeX
@article{sajjad2026sodium,
title = {{Sodium alginate-based eco-friendly nanocomposites for textile wastewater management}},
author = {Amina Sajjad and Saher Goher and Hassam Mehmood and Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen and Aniqa Baig and Zahra Sajjad and Ali M. L. Usman and Khalid M. Omer},
journal = {RSC Advances},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1039/d6ra06066h},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ra06066h},
note = {CC BY 3.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Sodium alginate-based eco-friendly nanocomposites for textile wastewater management
AU - Amina Sajjad
AU - Saher Goher
AU - Hassam Mehmood
AU - Sameera Sh. Mohammed Ameen
AU - Aniqa Baig
AU - Zahra Sajjad
AU - Ali M. L. Usman
AU - Khalid M. Omer
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/08
JO - RSC Advances
DO - 10.1039/d6ra06066h
UR - https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ra06066h
AB - Increasing global textile production continues to intensify concerns about the discharge of untreated dye-laden wastewater into the environment. Textile effluents are typically dark in color and characterized by high pH, elevated biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, and total suspended solids. Moreover, textile dyes exhibit high levels of toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenicity toward living cells. In this regard, for environmental sustainability, there is a pressing need to improve the quality of effluents before they are discharged into water bodies. Therefore, various treatment techniques are being explored for textile wastewater, and many studies now use nanomaterials because their unique properties and easy customization make them highly effective for this purpose. Sodium alginate (SA) is an abundantly available, eco-friendly, and cost-effective biopolymer that can be effectively utilized as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment. Moreover, modifying SA or incorporating it into composites with other materials can significantly enhance its functional properties, broadening its potential for advanced environmental applications. In this review, we highlight the development and application of SA-based nanocomposites for effective textile wastewater treatment. Lastly, the review provides insights into the current limitations of SA-based materials and offers recommendations for future research directions to enhance their performance and applicability.
SN - 2046-2069
ER -