TY - JOUR
T1 - Application and prospects of carbon nanostructured materials in water treatment
T2 - A review
AU - Selvaraj, Munirasu
AU - Hai, Abdul
AU - Banat, Fawzi
AU - Haija, Mohammad Abu
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi for funding the project (Grant # LTR14013 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - The search for novel and cost-effective material for water treatment is one of the ongoing challenges. Among the various new materials, carbon-based nanostructured materials (CNMs) are considered to be the most robust and versatile candidate for the effective treatment of water. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have enticed wide attention, and these materials can be used in a variety of applications due to its superior physio-chemical properties. The CNMs and their composites have been employed to develop unique adsorbents, novel catalytic materials and high-performance membranes with superior permeation properties for the removal of unwanted species from (waste)water. This review article presents a critical assessment of the existing literature on CNTs, GO and rGO in the field of adsorption, catalytic degradation, and membrane technology for water treatment. In addition, structural properties, challenges, and prospects of carbon nanostructured materials for decontamination of water are discussed.
AB - The search for novel and cost-effective material for water treatment is one of the ongoing challenges. Among the various new materials, carbon-based nanostructured materials (CNMs) are considered to be the most robust and versatile candidate for the effective treatment of water. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) have enticed wide attention, and these materials can be used in a variety of applications due to its superior physio-chemical properties. The CNMs and their composites have been employed to develop unique adsorbents, novel catalytic materials and high-performance membranes with superior permeation properties for the removal of unwanted species from (waste)water. This review article presents a critical assessment of the existing literature on CNTs, GO and rGO in the field of adsorption, catalytic degradation, and membrane technology for water treatment. In addition, structural properties, challenges, and prospects of carbon nanostructured materials for decontamination of water are discussed.
KW - Adsorption
KW - Carbon nanotubes
KW - Catalytic degradation
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - Membrane separation
KW - Pollutant removal
KW - Reduced graphene oxide
KW - Wastewater treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100996
DO - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100996
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85074376228
SN - 2214-7144
VL - 33
JO - Journal of Water Process Engineering
JF - Journal of Water Process Engineering
M1 - 100996
ER -
