Advances in the Applications of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment

Epelle, Emmanuel I.; Okoye, Patrick U.; Roddy, Siobhan; Gunes, Burcu; Okolie, Jude A.

doi:10.3390/environments9110141

Cited by 82Environmental remediation with nanomaterialsAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies

Advances in the Applications of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment

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Epelle, Emmanuel I., Okoye, Patrick U., Roddy, Siobhan, Gunes, Burcu, Okolie, Jude A.·2022·Environments

DOI 10.3390/environments9110141

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Freshwater is in limited supply, and the growing population further contributes to its scarcity. The effective treatment of wastewater is essential now more than ever, because waterborne infections significantly contribute to global deaths, and millions of people are deprived of safe drinking water. Current wastewater treatment technologies include preliminary, primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments, which are effective in removing several contaminants; however, contaminants in the nanoscale range are often difficult to eliminate using these steps. Some of these include organic and inorganic pollutants, pharmaceuticals, pathogens and contaminants of emerging concern. The use of nanomaterials is a promising solution to this problem. Nanoparticles have unique properties allowing them to efficiently remove residual contaminants while being cost-effective and environmentally friendly. In this review, the need for novel developments in nanotechnology for wastewater treatment is discussed, as well as key nanomaterials and their corresponding target contaminants, which they are effective against. The nanomaterials of focus in this review are carbon nanotubes, graphene-based nanosheets, fullerenes, silver nanoparticles, copper nanoparticles and iron nanoparticles. Finally, the challenges and prospects of nanoparticle utilisation in the context of wastewater treatment are presented.

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Authors: Epelle, E. I., Okoye, P. U., Roddy, S., Gunes, B., & Okolie, J. A.
Affiliations: University of the West of Scotland (GB)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Dublin City University (IE)
University of Oklahoma (US)
Corresponding author: Epelle, Emmanuel I.
Okolie, Jude A.
ORCID: Epelle, Emmanuel I.
Okoye, Patrick U.
Gunes, Burcu
Okolie, Jude A.
Venue: Environments
Publisher: MDPI AG
Published: 2022-11-10
Volume: 9
Issue: 11
Pages: 141
ISSN: 2076-3298 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3390/environments9110141
OpenAlex: W4308695215
Cited by: 82
References: 138
Citations by year: 2026: 18 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 1
FWCI: 4.65
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Licence: cc-by
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (vor)
Locations: Environments (publishedVersion, cc-by)
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders: Innovate UK (KTP 12079)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Studies
Keywords: nanomaterials, wastewater treatment, nanoparticle adsorption, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanosheets, C60, silver nanoparticles, copper nanoparticles, iron nanoparticles, pharmaceutical pollutants, emerging contaminants, pathogen removal, organic and inorganic pollutants

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