Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation
Water pollution is a serious, persistent and emerging problem not only in Malaysia but all over the world. It has negative impacts on the sustainability of water resources, aquatic flora and fauna and community health. It significantly reduces total water availability because of the lack of suitable...
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| author | Ali, Md. Eaqub Das, Rasel Ma'amor, Azman Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd |
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| description | Water pollution is a serious, persistent and emerging problem not only in Malaysia but all over the world. It has negative impacts on the sustainability of water resources, aquatic flora and fauna and community health. It significantly reduces total water availability because of the lack of suitable and cost-effective pollutant treatment facilities. Current facilities for water purification are time consuming, expensive and have low affinity and efficiency to newly emerging micro pollutants in water. Carbon nanotube (CNT) based nanocomposites and hybrids have attracted huge attention for their potential in the treatment of newly emerging micropollutants in water bodies. Addition of various molecules and binders such as magnetic nanoparticles, pollutant binding and degrading receptors and enzymes has added new dimensions in the fibrous shape, high aspect ratio, large surfaces, and accessible mesopores of CNTs. In this review, we have outlined the recent progress and future prospects of multifunctional CNT-hybrids for the treatment of both conventional priority and newly emerging micropollutants in water environment. The review also has highlighted the future strategies for overcoming the shortcomings of existing techniques and materials for water purification applications. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-118362018-10-19T03:23:36Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11836/ Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation Ali, Md. Eaqub Das, Rasel Ma'amor, Azman Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd Q Science (General) QD Chemistry Water pollution is a serious, persistent and emerging problem not only in Malaysia but all over the world. It has negative impacts on the sustainability of water resources, aquatic flora and fauna and community health. It significantly reduces total water availability because of the lack of suitable and cost-effective pollutant treatment facilities. Current facilities for water purification are time consuming, expensive and have low affinity and efficiency to newly emerging micro pollutants in water. Carbon nanotube (CNT) based nanocomposites and hybrids have attracted huge attention for their potential in the treatment of newly emerging micropollutants in water bodies. Addition of various molecules and binders such as magnetic nanoparticles, pollutant binding and degrading receptors and enzymes has added new dimensions in the fibrous shape, high aspect ratio, large surfaces, and accessible mesopores of CNTs. In this review, we have outlined the recent progress and future prospects of multifunctional CNT-hybrids for the treatment of both conventional priority and newly emerging micropollutants in water environment. The review also has highlighted the future strategies for overcoming the shortcomings of existing techniques and materials for water purification applications. Trans Tech Publications 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed Ali, Md. Eaqub and Das, Rasel and Ma'amor, Azman and Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd (2013) Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation. Advanced Materials Research, 832. pp. 328-332. ISSN 1022-6680, DOI https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.328 <https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.328>. http://www.scientific.net/AMR.832.328 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.328 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QD Chemistry Ali, Md. Eaqub Das, Rasel Ma'amor, Azman Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title_full | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title_fullStr | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title_short | Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): A New Dimension in Environmental Remediation |
| title_sort | multifunctional carbon nanotubes cnts a new dimension in environmental remediation |
| topic | Q Science (General) QD Chemistry |
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