Current Trend in the Application of Nanoparticles for Waste Water Treatment and Purification: A Review

What is it about?

In the current scenario, the availability of safe and clean drinking water is decreasing day by day. To overcome this difficulty, Nanotechnology has been undertaken to explore various efficient ways for treatment of waste water in a more precise and accurate way with the support of various nanomaterials. Nanoparticles (NPs) have huge potential that enables them to participate in waste water treatment and/or water purification technologies. Their exclusive features such as high surface area, high mechanical properties, greater chemical reactivity, lower cost and energy, allow them to eliminate precisely toxic metal ions, viruses, bacteria, organic and inorganic solutes from the waste water. Different types of nanomaterials such as metal nanoparticles, nanosorbents, bioactive nanoparticles, nanofiltration (NF) membranes; carbon nano tubes (CNTs), zeolites and clay are proved …

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