Nanoadsorbents for remediation of aquatic environment: Local and practical solutions for global water pollution problems

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1233-1295

  Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono ^a,b   Sillanpää, Mika E T ^b   Sillanpää, Markus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES RAVENSBURG WEINGARTEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; CNT; heavy metals; n ZVI; nano zerovalent iron; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; physicochemical treatments; water pollution

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CNT; CONTAMINATED WATER; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LITERATURE SURVEY; NANOADSORBENTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; HEAVY METALS; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

WATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHROMIUM; DENDRIMER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL OXIDE; NANOCOATING; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEAVY METAL; IRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; PH; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84859762845     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.556553     Document Type: Review

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