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Sep 2026
Sustainable Bio-Based Polymer Adsorbents for Water Remediation: A Systematic Review of Functionalization Strategies, Performance Enhancement, and Circular Economy Integration
Global water scarcity affects over 57% of the world’s population, with industrial effluents discharging more than 200,000 tons of synthetic dyes and substantial heavy metal quantities annually. Conventional treatment methods remain energy-intensive and generate secondary toxic sludge, necessitating sustainable alternat...
S. Rojas-Flores, Moises Gallozzo-Cardenas, Santiago M. Benites et al.
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