Green Nanotechnology and Its Application in Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 1897
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green nanotechnology; remediation; nanomaterials; contaminants; green synthesis
Interests: green nanotechnology; remediation; nanomaterials; contaminants; green synthesis
Interests: green nanotechnology; remediation; nanomaterials; contaminants; green synthesis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a critical constituent of the earth, water is responsible for sustainable living. The utmost vulnerability of water globally is its contamination due to environmental and anthropogenic factors. As a result of the improper disposal of industrial effluents, the contamination of water bodies with various heavy metals, dyes, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and radioactive substances continually impacts all living organisms, thereby leading to well-being-associated concerns in humans and the devastation of the environment. Hence, the confiscation of these pollutants from industrial wastewater is imperative in decreasing the noxiousness of these pollutants before they are released into water bodies. To curtail the occurrence of this menace in our water bodies, cutting-edge research is being conducted on the use of nanotechnology to remediate contaminated water. A key challenge for the present situation has been providing sustainable development for the next generation by employing the ideas and theories of green chemistry and engineering in creating nanomaterials without toxic end effects, which could be applied in water remediation. Recently, there has also been a great interest in the advancement and utilization of nanomaterials resulting from the green technique (green nanotechnology) in various fields, particularly in the remediation, as well as in the sensing and prevention of hazardous contaminants in water, to the levels permitted by the World Health Organization (WHO) owing to their cost-effectiveness, biocompatibility, appropriateness and green opportunities. The development of nanomaterials employing green nanotechnology looks at ways to eradicate toxic chemicals in the fabrication of these nanomaterials from plants, bacteria, algae and fungi to decrease their effects on the environment and provide these nanomaterials with enhanced properties such as a reduced size, increased surface area and quantum effect. These nanomaterials properties are critical to the enhanced confiscation of pollutants from water, without loss of their stability and their potential reusability in water treatment. Hence, this Special Issue will attempt to assemble a collection of both research and review articles on the recent advances, development, and future prospects of green nanotechnology and its application in wastewater treatment.
Dr. Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe
Dr. Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor
Dr. Robert Birundu Onyancha
Dr. Heri Septya Kusuma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green nanotechnology
- remediation
- nanomaterials
- contaminants
- green synthesis
