Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review
The increasing demand to provide clean water for drinking has brought to the fore the importance of seeking other materials with the ability or combined effect with other materials to purify water. Clay ceramics are known to be natural and also easily engineered porous-structured materials. Review p...
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| author | Ebenezer Annan Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour Yaw Delali Bensah David Sasu Konadu Abu Yaya Boateng Onwona-Agyeman Emmanuel Nyankson |
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| description | The increasing demand to provide clean water for drinking has brought to the fore the importance of seeking other materials with the ability or combined effect with other materials to purify water. Clay ceramics are known to be natural and also easily engineered porous-structured materials. Review papers on water filtration over the last decade have been on specific mechanisms or technologies. This review paper presents a single platform which provides information encapsulating all these technologies. This paper highlights water contaminants, and their various treatment technologies. The effectiveness of these technologies are evaluated via scholarly documented peer-reviewed papers. Moreover, the discussions are interspersed with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standard for various contaminants along with the exploration of the efficiency of clay minerals as potent water filtration material. Finally, current trends in application of nanotechnology in water purification systems are also highlighted. These technologies include adsorption, microbial disinfection, and photocatalysis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4f0ad4f793f4debb9bba7490b5889362023-09-02T11:03:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162018-01-015110.1080/23311916.2018.14760171476017Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A reviewEbenezer Annan0Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour1Yaw Delali Bensah2David Sasu Konadu3Abu Yaya4Boateng Onwona-Agyeman5Emmanuel Nyankson6University of GhanaUniversity of GhanaUniversity of GhanaUniversity of GhanaUniversity of GhanaUniversity of GhanaUniversity of GhanaThe increasing demand to provide clean water for drinking has brought to the fore the importance of seeking other materials with the ability or combined effect with other materials to purify water. Clay ceramics are known to be natural and also easily engineered porous-structured materials. Review papers on water filtration over the last decade have been on specific mechanisms or technologies. This review paper presents a single platform which provides information encapsulating all these technologies. This paper highlights water contaminants, and their various treatment technologies. The effectiveness of these technologies are evaluated via scholarly documented peer-reviewed papers. Moreover, the discussions are interspersed with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standard for various contaminants along with the exploration of the efficiency of clay minerals as potent water filtration material. Finally, current trends in application of nanotechnology in water purification systems are also highlighted. These technologies include adsorption, microbial disinfection, and photocatalysis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2018.1476017water treatmentwater contaminantsclay ceramicsclay mineralswater filtrationnanotechnologyadsorptionphotocatalysis |
| spellingShingle | Ebenezer Annan Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour Yaw Delali Bensah David Sasu Konadu Abu Yaya Boateng Onwona-Agyeman Emmanuel Nyankson Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review Cogent Engineering water treatment water contaminants clay ceramics clay minerals water filtration nanotechnology adsorption photocatalysis |
| title | Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review |
| title_full | Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review |
| title_fullStr | Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review |
| title_short | Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review |
| title_sort | application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment a review |
| topic | water treatment water contaminants clay ceramics clay minerals water filtration nanotechnology adsorption photocatalysis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2018.1476017 |
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