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1 Environmental Toxicity of Nanoparticles |
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1.1.1 Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Wastewater Bodies |
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1.1.2 The Effect of Nanoparticles Toxicity on Human Health |
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1.1.2.1 Entry of Nanoparticles into Environment |
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11 | (2) |
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1.1.2.2 Exposure of Nanomaterials |
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1.1.2.3 Consumption of Nanoparticles Through Inhalation and Injection |
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1.1.2.4 Penetration of NPs Through Skin |
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16 | (1) |
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1.1.3 In Vitro Toxicity of Nanoparticles |
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1.1.4 Methods for Assessment of Nanoparticles Toxicity |
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1.1.4.1 Proliferation Assays |
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1.1.4.4 Oxidative Stress Assay |
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1.2 A Critical Evaluation of Challenges and Conclusions |
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24 | (1) |
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2 Conventional and Advanced Technologies for Wastewater Treatment |
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34 | (1) |
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2.2 Water Filtration by Various Technologies |
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35 | (1) |
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2.3 Conventional Technologies |
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36 | (5) |
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2.4 Advanced Technologies |
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2.4.1 Water Filtration Using Nanofibrous Membrane |
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2.4.1.1 Removal of Heavy Metal from the Wastewater |
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2.4.1.2 Removal of Microorganisms from Water |
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45 | (4) |
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2.4.1.3 Removal of Dye from Water |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (4) |
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54 | (3) |
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3 Nanocarbons-Mediated Water Purification: An Application Towards Wastewater Treatment |
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58 | (2) |
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3.2 Importance of Various Nanocarbons in Water Purification |
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60 | (2) |
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3.3 Various Methods of Nanocarbon-Mediated Purifications of Water |
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3.3.1 Nanocarbon Adsorption (Carbon-Based Nanoadsorbents) |
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3.3.2 Graphene Sieves and CNTs' Membranes Membrane Process |
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3.3.2.1 CNTs Membranes and Membrane Process |
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3.3.3 Carbon Nanofiber Membranes |
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3.3.4 Nanocarbon Composite Membranes |
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3.3.5 Antimicrobial Actions of Various Nanocarbons |
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3.4 Regeneration or Recycling of Nanocarbons |
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3.5 Safety, Toxicity, and Environmental Impact of Broad Spectrum of Nanocarbons |
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84 | (3) |
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3.6 Limitations and Research Needs |
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4 Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation Applications |
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102 | (2) |
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4.2 Graphene-Based Composites as Photocatalysts |
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104 | (13) |
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4.2.1 Graphene/ZnO as Photocatalyst |
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104 | (9) |
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4.2.2 Graphene/TiO2 as Photocatalyst |
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113 | (4) |
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117 | (6) |
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117 | (1) |
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5 Synthesis of Stable and Monodispersed Cobalt Nanoparticles and Their Application as Light-Driven Photocatalytic Agents for Dye Degradation |
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124 | (1) |
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5.2 Materials and Methodology |
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5.2.2 Synthesis of Co Metal NPs |
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5.2.3 Photocatalytic Process |
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128 | (1) |
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5.2.3.1 Photocatalytic Experiment |
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5.3 Results and Discussion |
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5.3.1 Physiochemical Characterization of Co Metal NPs |
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5.3.1.1 Ultraviolet Visible Spectrometer (UV-Vis) |
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5.3.1.2 Effect of Reaction Parameters on the Optical Properties of Co NPs |
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5.3.1.3 Effect of Concentration of Salt on the Optical Properties of Co NPs |
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5.3.1.4 Effect of pH of Reaction Medium on the Optical Properties of Co NPs |
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5.3.1.5 Effect of Reaction Temperature on the Optical Properties of Co NPs |
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5.3.1.6 Effect of Reaction Heating Time on the Optical Properties of Co NPs |
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5.3.2 X-Ray Diffraction Analysis |
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5.3.2.1 X-Ray Analysis of Co Metal NPs |
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5.3.3.1 FTIR Interferogram for Co Metal NPs |
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5.3.4 Photocatalytic Properties |
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5.3.4.1 Photocatalysis of Methylene Blue With Co Metal NPs |
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5.3.4.2 Comparison of Activity of Methylene Blue |
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5.3.5 Scanning Electron Microscopy |
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5.3.5.1 SEM Analysis for Co Metal NPs |
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5.3.6 Synthesis of Cobalt Nanoparticles and Their Applications |
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144 | (7) |
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6 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Water Decontamination and Purification |
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6.2 Threats to Drinking Water |
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6.2.1 Suspended Solids in Water |
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6.2.2 Waterborne Pathogens |
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6.2.3 Chemical Pollutants in Drinking Water |
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6.3 Losses Due to Impure Water |
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6.4 Role of Nanomaterials in Water Purification With Special Reference to Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles |
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6.4.1 Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles for Water Purification |
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162 | (5) |
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6.4.2 The Use of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle for Water Purification |
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167 | (1) |
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6.4.3 Silver Nanoparticles and Their Possible Role in Water Purification |
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6.4.5 Nanocomposites With Improved Antimicrobial Activities |
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6.5 Types of Nanomaterials |
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6.5.3 Nanofiber-Based Membranes |
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6.6 Commercially Available Products for Water Purification |
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6.7.1 Health or Toxicity Concerns |
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6.7.3 Operational Concerns |
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6.7.4 Legal Constraints and Regulations |
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7 Recent Advances in Metal Oxide/Sulphide-Based Heterostructure Photocatalysts for Water Splitting and Environmental Remediation |
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7.2 Synthesis of Heterostructures |
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7.2.1 Hydrothermal Method |
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7.2.2 Co-Precipitation Method |
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7.2.5 Chemical-Vapor Deposition (CVD) Method |
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7.3 Nanostructured Heterostructures for Water Splitting and Organic Pollutant Degradation |
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192 | (17) |
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7.3.1 Metal Oxide/Metal Oxide Heterostructures for Water Splitting |
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7.3.2 Metal Oxide/Metal Sulphide Heterostructures for Water Splitting |
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7.3.3 Photocatalytic Removal of Organic Pollutants by Metal Oxide/Sulphide-Based Heterostructures |
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8 Electrospun Nanofibers for Water Purification |
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8.1 Introduction to Electrospinning and Nanofibers |
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8.2 Nanofibers for Wastewater Treatment |
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8.2.1 Nanofibers as Pressure-Driven Membrane |
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8.2.1.1 Nanofibers as Microfiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment |
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8.2.1.2 Nanofibers as Ultrafiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment |
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8.2.1.3 Nanofibers as Nanofiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment |
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8.2.1.4 Nanofibers as Membrane/Mid-Layer for Reverse Osmosis |
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8.2.2 Nanofibers as Membranes for Membrane Distillation |
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8.2.3 Nanofibers as Membrane Support Layer for Forward Osmosis |
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8.2.4 Nanofibers as Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization |
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8.2.5 Nanofibers as Porous Floating Membrane for Solar Steam Generation |
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8.2.6 Nanofibers as Membrane or Adsorbent for Oil-Water Separation |
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8.2.7 Nanofibers as Adsorbent for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions From Water/Wastewater |
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8.2.8 Nanofibers as Photocatalytic Membrane for Water Treatment |
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8.2.9 Nanofibers as Membrane or Adsorbent for Dye Wastewater Treatment |
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8.3 Effects of Different Parameters on Resultant Nanofibrous Membranes |
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8.3.1 Tunable Structural Characteristic of Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Purification of Wastewater |
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8.4 Materials Selection for Nanofibrous Membranes in Water Purification |
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9 ZnO Nanostructure for Photocatalytic Dye Degradation Under Visible Light Irradiation |
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9.3 Enhancement of Photocatalytic Performance of Dare ZnO |
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9.4 Doping With Transition Metals |
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9.4.1 Doping with Rare Earth (RE) Metals |
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10 Nanocatalysts in Wet Air Oxidation |
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10.2 Catalyst Selection Criterion |
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10.3 Nanocatalysts in CWAO |
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10.3.1 Mesoporous Materials |
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10.3.2 Carbon Nanomaterials |
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10.4 Synthesis of Nanocatalysts |
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10.4.1 Bare-Nanocatalysts |
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10.4.2 Supported Nanocatalysts |
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10.5 Ceria-Based Nanocatalysts for CWAO |
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10.5.1 Synthesis and Characterization |
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10.5.1.2 Characterization |
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10.5.2 CWAO of Industrial Wastewater |
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10.5.2.1 Chlorophenolics Removal |
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10.5.2.2 Reusability and Leaching Studies |
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10.6 Comparative Study of Different Ceria-Based Nanocatalysts |
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10.6.1 Structural and Textural Properties |
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10.6.2 Treatment Efficiency |
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10.7 Role of Ceria-Based Nanocatalyst in CWAO |
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