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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Title:		"Environmental application of nanotechnology: air, soil, and water"
Author(s):		Ibrahim RK; Hayyan M; AlSaadi MA; Hayyan A; Ibrahim S;
Address:		"Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. maan_hayyan@yahoo.com. University of Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. maan_hayyan@yahoo.com. University of Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160414
Issue:		14
Page Number:		13754 - 13788
DOI:		10.1007/s11356-016-6457-z
ISSN/ISBN:		1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Global deterioration of water, soil, and atmosphere by the release of toxic chemicals from the ongoing anthropogenic activities is becoming a serious problem throughout the world. This poses numerous issues relevant to ecosystem and human health that intensify the application challenges of conventional treatment technologies. Therefore, this review sheds the light on the recent progresses in nanotechnology and its vital role to encompass the imperative demand to monitor and treat the emerging hazardous wastes with lower cost, less energy, as well as higher efficiency. Essentially, the key aspects of this account are to briefly outline the advantages of nanotechnology over conventional treatment technologies and to relevantly highlight the treatment applications of some nanomaterials (e.g., carbon-based nanoparticles, antibacterial nanoparticles, and metal oxide nanoparticles) in the following environments: (1) air (treatment of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds, and bioaerosols via adsorption, photocatalytic degradation, thermal decomposition, and air filtration processes), (2) soil (application of nanomaterials as amendment agents for phytoremediation processes and utilization of stabilizers to enhance their performance), and (3) water (removal of organic pollutants, heavy metals, pathogens through adsorption, membrane processes, photocatalysis, and disinfection processes)"
Keywords:		Air Pollution/analysis Environmental Monitoring/economics/*methods Environmental Pollution/*analysis Hazardous Waste/*analysis Nanotechnology/economics/*methods Water Pollution/analysis Air pollution Nanomaterial application Nanotechnology Soil pollution;
Notes:		"MedlineIbrahim, Rusul Khaleel Hayyan, Maan AlSaadi, Mohammed Abdulhakim Hayyan, Adeeb Ibrahim, Shaliza eng Review Germany 2016/04/15 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016 Jul; 23(14):13754-88. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6457-z. Epub 2016 Apr 14"