The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their applications in wastewater treatment

Hamidreza Sadegh, Gomaa A.M. Ali, Vinod Kumar Gupta, Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf, Ramin Shahryari-ghoshekandi, Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Mika Sillanpää, Elżbieta Megiel

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Abstract

Abstract: Nanomaterials have been extensively studied for heavy metal ions and dye removals from wastewater. This article reviews the role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents for wastewater purification. In recent years, numerous novel nanomaterial adsorbents have been developed for enhancing the efficiency and adsorption capacities of removing contaminants from wastewater. The innovation, forthcoming development, and challenges of cost-effective and environmentally acceptable nanomaterials for water purification are discussed and reviewed in this article. This review concludes that nanomaterials have many unique morphological and structural properties that qualify them to be used as effective adsorbents to solve several environmental problems. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-14
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Dyes
  • Heavy metal ions
  • Nanomaterials
  • Wastewater treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry (miscellaneous)

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