Nanotechnology for environmental remediation: materials and applications

FD Guerra, MF Attia, DC Whitehead, F Alexis - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental remediation relies mainly on using various technologies (eg, adsorption,
absorption, chemical reactions, photocatalysis, and filtration) for the removal of contaminants …

Recent innovations of nanotechnology in water treatment: A comprehensive review

MP Ajith, M Aswathi, E Priyadarshini, P Rajamani - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution from organic and inorganic pollutants poses a threat to the
ecosystem. Pollutant's prevalence and persistence have increased significantly in recent …

Magnetic nanoparticles for environmental and biomedical applications: A review

L Mohammed, HG Gomaa, D Ragab, J Zhu - Particuology, 2017 - Elsevier
Engineered magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) hold great potential in environmental,
biomedical, and clinical applications owing to their many unique properties. This …

A review of removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials

MT Amin, AA Alazba, U Manzoor - Advances in materials …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …

A review on nanomaterials for environmental remediation

MM Khin, AS Nair, VJ Babu, R Murugan… - Energy & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This article gives an overview of the application of nanomaterials in environmental
remediation. In the area of environmental remediation, nanomaterials offer the potential for …

Polymer-supported nanocomposites for environmental application: a review

X Zhao, L Lv, B Pan, W Zhang, S Zhang… - Chemical engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
Environmental nanotechnology is considered to play a key role in shaping current
environmental engineering and science. Looking at the nanoscale has stimulated the …

Sustainable preparation of supported metal nanoparticles and their applications in catalysis

JM Campelo, D Luna, R Luque… - … Energy & Materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention over the last decade owing to their unique
properties as compared to their bulk metal equivalents, including a large surface‐to‐volume …

Nanotechnology and water treatment: applications and emerging opportunities

J Theron, JA Walker, TE Cloete - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology, the engineering and art of manipulating matter at the nanoscale (1–100
nm), offers the potential of novel nanomaterials for treatment of surface water, groundwater …

Effect of filler incorporation route on the properties of polysulfone–silver nanocomposite membranes of different porosities

JS Taurozzi, H Arul, VZ Bosak, AF Burban… - Journal of Membrane …, 2008 - Elsevier
Flat sheet porous polysulfone–silver nanocomposite membranes were synthesized by the
wet phase inversion process. The effects of casting mixture composition and nanoparticle …

Degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) by nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) immobilized in alginate bead

H Kim, HJ Hong, J Jung, SH Kim, JW Yang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
Nowadays, many researchers have studied the environmental application of the nanoscale
zero-valent iron (nZVI) and several field applications for the groundwater remediation have …