Author/Authors :
Sadegh, Hamidreza Department of Chemistry - Science and Research Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Ali, Gomaa A. M Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology - Universiti Malaysia Pahang - Kuantan, Malaysia , Kumar Gupta, Vinod Department of Applied Chemistry - University of Johannesburg - Johannesburg, South Africa , Hamdy Makhlouf, Abdel Salam Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering - College of Engineering and Computer Science - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA , Shahryari-ghoshekandi, Ramin Department of Chemistry - Science and Research Branch - Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Nadagouda, Mallikarjuna N Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering - Wright State University - Dayton, USA , Sillanpa¨a, Mika Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Florida International University - Miami, USA , Megiel, El_zbieta University of Warsaw - Faculty of Chemistry, Poland
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.
Keywords :
Nanomaterials , Heavy metal ions , Dyes , Adsorption , Wastewater treatment
