Nanomaterials and Water Purification: Opportunities for Improving and Protecting Water

NATALIA SHCEVERIN; AURA B. PATIÑO; MARIEL DÍAZ; MARÍA FERNANDA HORST

Nanomaterials for Air‐ and Water Purification

Wiley‐VCH GmbH

Año: 2024; p. 1 - 408

Water purification has become a significant challenge in the last decades due to the increase ofpollutants present in water sources. Inorganic contaminants, as well as organic compounds, havereceived special attention due to their impact on human health and the environment. The presenceof these species in aquatic ambient is increasing within the last few years due to industrializationand population growth. For this reason, it is necessary to create an environment of humanconscience and develop methodologies for protecting and remediating the ambient. In this sense,the development of novel technologies is emerging. Nanotechnology appears as a recourse for thedevelopment of new nanomaterials, which could be implemented in different methodologies forenvironmental remediation and especially for water purification. In this chapter, an overview of themost novel nanomaterials based on inorganic nanoparticles and bio-based nanocomposites wasreviewed, and their methodology of synthesis, characteristics, and properties for water remediationwas exhausted analyzed due to give knowledge in terms of their impact on environmentalremediation.