Polymer-Based Devices and Remediation Strategies for Emerging Contaminants in WaterClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Saeideh AlipooriSaeideh AlipooriMaterials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesPolymer Science and Technology Division, Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, TurkeyMore by Saeideh Alipoori
- Hadi RouhiHadi RouhiMaterials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Hadi Rouhi
- Emily LinnEmily LinnMaterials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Emily Linn
- Hannah StumpflHannah StumpflMaterials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Hannah Stumpfl
- Hadi MokarizadehHadi MokarizadehDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, No. 424, Tehran 15875-4413, IranMore by Hadi Mokarizadeh
- Milad Rabbani Esfahani*Milad Rabbani Esfahani*Email: [email protected]Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesAlabama Water Institute (AWI), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Milad Rabbani Esfahani
- Amanda Koh*Amanda Koh*Email: [email protected]Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesAlabama Water Institute (AWI), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Amanda Koh
- Steven T. Weinman*Steven T. Weinman*Email: [email protected]Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesAlabama Water Institute (AWI), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Steven T. Weinman
- Evan K. Wujcik*Evan K. Wujcik*Email: [email protected]Materials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesAlabama Water Institute (AWI), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United StatesMore by Evan K. Wujcik
Abstract
The capturing of water contaminants and the remediation of water bodies is an important concern to human health due to severe side effects of contaminants on the body such as cancer. Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, dyes, and chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are a few of the toxic pollutants that cause serious damage to the environment, humans, and animals. Meanwhile, scientists in the fields of polymer nanotechnology and nanoscience have been investigating tremendous solutions for eliminating water pollution to ensure environmental safety. Among all methods of water purification, adsorption is an important and versatile technique for remediation and has been used to remove toxic elements from water-based materials for many years. Using polymer-based materials as an adsorbent is very common to purify polluted waters. The main factors to evaluate adsorbent performance are adsorption capacity (maximum contaminant uptake by adsorbent), adsorption rate (how fast the adsorbent adsorbs contaminants), contaminant selectivity (adsorption of a specific contaminant among other ones), and adsorbent reusability (ability of adsorbent to remove contaminants in consecutive order), which are compared in this work. These factors are affected by pH, temperature, contact time, and also type, dosage, and morphology of the adsorbent. Natural and synthetic polymers in different types of films, membranes, nanocomposites, porous materials, and hydrogels with functional groups such as hydroxyl, amine, carboxyl, and amide are used as a selective material to adsorb water contaminants. Serious needs to remediate the water base from several contaminants direct the researchers to utilize polymer-based adsorbents with the ability to adsorb multiple contaminants simultaneously in the shortest possible time. This work reviews different water contaminants and their removal mechanisms and detection using nanodevices and polymer-based adsorbents.
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