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DECONTAMINATION OF WATER USING GUAR GUM DERIVATIVES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

  • US 11,807,553B1

  • الصحة - Health

  • 2023

  • مكتب البراءات الأمريكي - US Patent Office

  • Nagaraja Sreeharsha, Al-Ahsa (SA); Anroop B. Nair, Al-Ahsa (SA); Mahesh Attimarad, Al-Ahsa (SA); Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Al-Ahsa (SA); Bandar Aldhubiab, Al-Ahsa (SA); Sonia Kundu, Al-Ahsa (SA); Aalok Basu, Al-Ahsa (SA); Suvadra Das, Al-Ahsa (SA); Partha Roy, Al-Ahsa (SA); Teeka Sathiesh Roopashree, Al-Ahsa (SA).

  • Decontamination of water using guar gum (GG) derivatives and applications thereof are provided herein. For water decontamination, guar gum cinnamate (GGCi) is fabricated into nanoparticles having a high surface area that facilitates the removal of water pollutants by adsorption. Owing to its high availability, low cost, slow biodegradability, and high sustainability, GG is considered promising as a next-generation cost-effective green material for water decontamination.