Challenges of Nanotechnology Applications in Addressing Environmental Pollution | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||||
| Article 31, Volume 65, Issue 2, February 2022, Page 275-285 PDF (430.15 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.86072.4172 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Osama Darwesh   1; Ibrahim Matter2; zhiqiang Li3
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| 1Agricultural Microbiology Dept., National Research Centre, Egypt | ||||
| 2Agricultural Microbiology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| 3School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Environmental application of nanomaterials to treat air, soil and wastewater pollutants has several advantages due to the unique properties of the nanoparticles. In the literature, there are many positive reports of effective treatment processes for different environmental pollutants based on nanotechnology. However, successful laboratory-scale experiments do not imply that there are no challenges and concerns for the environmental application of nanomaterials on a large scale. Here, in this review, we briefly discuss the sources and types of environmental pollutants, the problems associated with their existence, and the conventional and nanotechnological methods of addressing them. The challenges facing the environmental application of nanotechnology in the field of removing pollutants were also discussed, in addition to suggestions and recommendations to address these challenges. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nanotechnology; Environmental Pollutants; Nanomaterials; Challenges | ||||
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