Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks
Environmental pollution remains one of the most challenging problems facing society worldwide. Much of the problem has been caused by human activities and increased usage of various useful chemical agents that inadvertently find their way into the environment. Triclosan (TCS) and related phenolic co...
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| author | Maricely Ramírez-Hernández Jordan Cox Belvin Thomas Tewodros Asefa |
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| description | Environmental pollution remains one of the most challenging problems facing society worldwide. Much of the problem has been caused by human activities and increased usage of various useful chemical agents that inadvertently find their way into the environment. Triclosan (TCS) and related phenolic compounds and derivatives belong to one class of such chemical agents. In this work, we provide a mini review of these emerging pollutants and an outlook on the state-of-the-art in nanostructured adsorbents and photocatalysts, especially nanostructured materials, that are being developed to address the problems associated with these environmental pollutants worldwide. Of note, the unique properties, structures, and compositions of mesoporous nanomaterials for the removal and decontamination of phenolic compounds and derivatives are discussed. These materials have a great ability to scavenge, adsorb, and even photocatalyze the decomposition of these compounds to mitigate/prevent their possible harmful effects on the environment. By designing and synthesizing them using silica and titania, which are easier to produce, effective adsorbents and photocatalysts that can mitigate the problems caused by TCS and its related phenolic derivatives in the environment could be fabricated. These topics, along with the authors’ remarks, are also discussed in this review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a99ceda8425e4a57867ff8075b2adf522023-11-19T12:09:16ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-09-012818656810.3390/molecules28186568Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future OutlooksMaricely Ramírez-Hernández0Jordan Cox1Belvin Thomas2Tewodros Asefa3Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USADepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USADepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, New Brunswick, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USADepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USAEnvironmental pollution remains one of the most challenging problems facing society worldwide. Much of the problem has been caused by human activities and increased usage of various useful chemical agents that inadvertently find their way into the environment. Triclosan (TCS) and related phenolic compounds and derivatives belong to one class of such chemical agents. In this work, we provide a mini review of these emerging pollutants and an outlook on the state-of-the-art in nanostructured adsorbents and photocatalysts, especially nanostructured materials, that are being developed to address the problems associated with these environmental pollutants worldwide. Of note, the unique properties, structures, and compositions of mesoporous nanomaterials for the removal and decontamination of phenolic compounds and derivatives are discussed. These materials have a great ability to scavenge, adsorb, and even photocatalyze the decomposition of these compounds to mitigate/prevent their possible harmful effects on the environment. By designing and synthesizing them using silica and titania, which are easier to produce, effective adsorbents and photocatalysts that can mitigate the problems caused by TCS and its related phenolic derivatives in the environment could be fabricated. These topics, along with the authors’ remarks, are also discussed in this review.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/18/6568photocatalysismesoporous materialstriclosanphenolic compoundsemerging pollutantsmultifunctional nanomaterials |
| spellingShingle | Maricely Ramírez-Hernández Jordan Cox Belvin Thomas Tewodros Asefa Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks Molecules photocatalysis mesoporous materials triclosan phenolic compounds emerging pollutants multifunctional nanomaterials |
| title | Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks |
| title_full | Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks |
| title_fullStr | Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks |
| title_short | Nanomaterials for Removal of Phenolic Derivatives from Water Systems: Progress and Future Outlooks |
| title_sort | nanomaterials for removal of phenolic derivatives from water systems progress and future outlooks |
| topic | photocatalysis mesoporous materials triclosan phenolic compounds emerging pollutants multifunctional nanomaterials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/18/6568 |
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