Affiliations 

  • 1 Physics Research Centre, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Tambaram 601301, Chennai, India
  • 2 Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
  • 3 School of Advanced Materials and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gum-si, Gyeongbuk 39177, Korea
  • 4 School of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu DarulIman, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India
  • 7 Department of Chemistry (H & S), PACE Institute of Technology & Sciences, Ongole 523001, Prakasam, India
Molecules, 2021 May 10;26(9).
PMID: 34068541 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092799

Abstract

In the recent decades, development of new and innovative technology resulted in a very high amount of effluents. Industrial wastewaters originating from various industries contribute as a major source of water pollution. The pollutants in the wastewater include organic and inorganic pollutants, heavy metals, and non-disintegrating materials. This pollutant poses a severe threat to the environment. Therefore, novel and innovative methods and technologies need to adapt for their removal. Recent years saw nanomaterials as a potential candidate for pollutants removal. Nowadays, a range of cost-effective nanomaterials are available with unique properties. In this context, nano-absorbents are excellent materials. Heavy metal contamination is widespread in underground and surface waters. Recently, various studies focused on the removal of heavy metals. The presented review article here focused on removal of contaminants originated from industrial wastewater utilizing nanomaterials.

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