Open AccessNanomaterial for inorganic pollutant remediation
Author(s) -
Mazura Jusoh,
Chi Nam Yap,
Tony Hadibarata,
Hisyam Jusoh,
Mohamed Zuhaili Mohamed Najib
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
environmental and toxicology management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2777-0338
pISSN - 2776-1886
DOI - 10.33086/etm.v1i1.2037
Subject(s) - pollutant , environmental remediation , nanomaterials , groundwater remediation , wastewater , zerovalent iron , environmental science , sewage treatment , environmental chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , environmental engineering , chemistry , contamination , adsorption , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Heavy metal (loids) in wastewater persists as a contagious and non-biodegradable environmental pollutant. With the ever rising of nanotechnologies in various field, there is a mass flux of heavy metal (loid)s being transmitted in many water sediments includes wastewater and rivers in which difficult to eliminate through conventional treatment processes. The introduction and development of nanomaterials have been increasingly utilized. Their high absorption capacity and unique properties in eliminating heavy metal pollutants and other nano pollutants have been extensively used in the remediation of inorganic pollutants. This review study illustrates the different types of nanomaterials that are utilized in various treatment process such as nano zero-valent iron (nZVI), carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs). The mechanism of each nanomaterial and also its advantages and disadvantages are being portrayed. The identified factors affecting their efficiency in eliminating heavy metal and other inorganic pollutants are briefly described.