Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants
Today, environmental contamination is a big concern for both developing and developed countries. The primary sources of contamination of land, water, and air are extensive industrialization and intense agricultural activities. Various traditional methods are available for the treatment of different...
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| author | Arpita Roy Apoorva Sharma Saanya Yadav Leta Tesfaye Jule Ramaswamy Krishnaraj |
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| description | Today, environmental contamination is a big concern for both developing and developed countries. The primary sources of contamination of land, water, and air are extensive industrialization and intense agricultural activities. Various traditional methods are available for the treatment of different pollutants in the environment, but all have some limitations. Due to this, an alternative method is required which is effective and less toxic and provides better outcomes. Nanomaterials have attracted a lot of interest in terms of environmental remediation. Because of their huge surface area and related high reactivity, nanomaterials perform better in environmental clean-up than other conventional approaches. They can be modified for specific uses to provide novel features. Due to the large surface-area-to-volume ratio and the presence of a larger number of reactive sites, nanoscale materials can be extremely reactive. These characteristics allow for higher interaction with contaminants, leading to a quick reduction of contaminant concentration. In the present review, an overview of different nanomaterials that are potential in the remediation of environmental pollutants has been discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ccb27d4554a44a5b941f799fcf1fa8f2025-02-03T06:45:20ZengWileyBioinorganic Chemistry and Applications1687-479X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/1764647Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental PollutantsArpita Roy0Apoorva Sharma1Saanya Yadav2Leta Tesfaye Jule3Ramaswamy Krishnaraj4Department of BiotechnologyDepartment of BiotechnologyDepartment of BiotechnologyCentre for Excellence-Indigenous KnowledgeCentre for Excellence-Indigenous KnowledgeToday, environmental contamination is a big concern for both developing and developed countries. The primary sources of contamination of land, water, and air are extensive industrialization and intense agricultural activities. Various traditional methods are available for the treatment of different pollutants in the environment, but all have some limitations. Due to this, an alternative method is required which is effective and less toxic and provides better outcomes. Nanomaterials have attracted a lot of interest in terms of environmental remediation. Because of their huge surface area and related high reactivity, nanomaterials perform better in environmental clean-up than other conventional approaches. They can be modified for specific uses to provide novel features. Due to the large surface-area-to-volume ratio and the presence of a larger number of reactive sites, nanoscale materials can be extremely reactive. These characteristics allow for higher interaction with contaminants, leading to a quick reduction of contaminant concentration. In the present review, an overview of different nanomaterials that are potential in the remediation of environmental pollutants has been discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1764647 |
| spellingShingle | Arpita Roy Apoorva Sharma Saanya Yadav Leta Tesfaye Jule Ramaswamy Krishnaraj Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications |
| title | Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants |
| title_full | Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants |
| title_fullStr | Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants |
| title_short | Nanomaterials for Remediation of Environmental Pollutants |
| title_sort | nanomaterials for remediation of environmental pollutants |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1764647 |
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