This research initiative tackles global sustainability challenges by developing intelligent materials from renewable resources. The work focuses on naturally occurring and commercially important raw materials to develop smart materials for eliminating contaminants from water and air. The program emphasizes biobased membranes and adsorbents derived from lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. Researchers create hybrid composites incorporating inorganic elements like metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), graphene oxide, and titanium dioxide. These materials target selective removal of pollutants including heavy metal ions, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, bacteria, proteins, and viruses.