MXenes as emerging nanomaterials in water purification and environmental remediation

S Yu, H Tang, D Zhang, S Wang, M Qiu, G Song… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution has accelerated and intensified because of the acceleration of
industrialization, therefore fabricating excellent materials to remove hazardous pollutants …

Electrocapacitive deionization: mechanisms, electrodes, and cell designs

K Sun, M Tebyetekerwa, C Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging water desalination technology for removing
different ionic species from water, which is based on electric charge compensation by these …

Nature inspired MXene-decorated 3D honeycomb-fabric architectures toward efficient water desalination and salt harvesting

Z Lei, X Sun, S Zhu, K Dong, X Liu, L Wang, X Zhang… - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
Highlights The 3D honeycomb-like fabric decorated with MXene is woven as solar
evaporator. The honeycomb structure enables light-trapping and recycling of convective and …

[HTML][HTML] MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater–a review

FA Janjhi, I Ihsanullah, M Bilal, R Castro-Muñoz… - Water Resources and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a novel family of 2D materials, MXenes provide an extensive variety of applications in
water and effluent treatment due to their distinctive properties and attractive applicability …

A critical review on electrospun membranes containing 2D materials for seawater desalination

R Castro-Muñoz - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrospun nanofibers are a cutting-edge class of membranes which have been applied in
several molecular separations. These membranes can be well designed and tailored due to …

Electrostatic self-assembly cellulose nanofibers/MXene/nickel chains for highly stable and efficient seawater evaporation and purification

S Yang, C Shi, K Qu, Z Sun, H Li, B Xu, Z Huang, Z Guo - Carbon Letters, 2023 - Springer
Seawater evaporation and purification powered by solar energy are considered as a
promising approach to alleviate the global freshwater crisis, and the development of …

Biomedical applications of MXene‐integrated composites: regenerative medicine, infection therapy, cancer Treatment, and biosensing

A Maleki, M Ghomi, N Nikfarjam… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MXenes (viz., transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides) have emerged as a new
subclass of 2D materials. Due to their outstanding physicochemical and biological …

[HTML][HTML] MXene as emerging nanofillers for high-performance polymer composites: A review

K Gong, K Zhou, X Qian, C Shi, B Yu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
MXenes, transition metal carbide and nitrides with graphene-like structures, have received
numerous attention since they were synthesized from MAX phases in 2011. As a rising star …

2D-MXenes to tackle wastewater: From purification to SERS-based sensing

N Tyagi, G Sharma, D Kumar, PP Neelratan… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their controlled and manipulative optical, electronic, mechanical, molecular, and
thermal properties, 2D MXenes-based sensors are emerging as high-performance analytical …

Safe synthesis of MAX and MXene: guidelines to reduce risk during synthesis

CE Shuck, K Ventura-Martinez, A Goad… - ACS Chemical Health …, 2021 - ACS Publications
MXenes are proven to be promising materials for a wide variety of applications, from
electrochemical energy storage to environmental remediation, leading to their increasing …