TY - CHAP
T1 - Applications of MoS2 Nanostructures in Wastewater Treatment
AU - Gusain, Rashi
AU - Kumar, Neeraj
AU - Ray, Suprakas Sinha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The fascinating properties of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, such as excellent mechanical strength, a high portion of active sites, ease of functionalization and tuning the physical and chemical characteristics, are attracting researchers to host their applications in various fields, including wastewater treatment. Among various 2D nanomaterials, 2D MoS2 has stand out as a promising alternative inorganic analogue of most explored 2D graphene due to its unique characteristics such as high active surface area, low cost, excellent mechanical strength, small band gap and the possibility of surface functionalization. The excellent water remediation characteristics are attributed to the controlled morphology, specific nano-sized properties, abundant availability, and variable surface chemistry of MoS2 nanomaterials. Additionally, the selectivity of MoS2 towards water contaminants promotes its application in water purification. This chapter presents the recent progress, future prospects and challenges of 2D MoS2-based nanomaterials in water remediation techniques such as adsorbent, photocatalyst, membrane and antibacterial agent. The mechanism behind the water treatment process using 2D MoS2 is also explained. This chapter will provide a platform to the researchers, who are focused on exploring the application of MoS2-based materials in water purification. The research demands for future water applications of 2D MoS2 nanomaterials are also identified.
AB - The fascinating properties of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial, such as excellent mechanical strength, a high portion of active sites, ease of functionalization and tuning the physical and chemical characteristics, are attracting researchers to host their applications in various fields, including wastewater treatment. Among various 2D nanomaterials, 2D MoS2 has stand out as a promising alternative inorganic analogue of most explored 2D graphene due to its unique characteristics such as high active surface area, low cost, excellent mechanical strength, small band gap and the possibility of surface functionalization. The excellent water remediation characteristics are attributed to the controlled morphology, specific nano-sized properties, abundant availability, and variable surface chemistry of MoS2 nanomaterials. Additionally, the selectivity of MoS2 towards water contaminants promotes its application in water purification. This chapter presents the recent progress, future prospects and challenges of 2D MoS2-based nanomaterials in water remediation techniques such as adsorbent, photocatalyst, membrane and antibacterial agent. The mechanism behind the water treatment process using 2D MoS2 is also explained. This chapter will provide a platform to the researchers, who are focused on exploring the application of MoS2-based materials in water purification. The research demands for future water applications of 2D MoS2 nanomaterials are also identified.
KW - 2D materials
KW - Adsorption
KW - MoS
KW - Organic dyes
KW - Photocatalysis
KW - Wastewater treatment
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-28756-5_12
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-28756-5_12
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85158128873
T3 - Springer Series in Materials Science
SP - 351
EP - 374
BT - Springer Series in Materials Science
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -