Review on some metal oxide nanoparticles as effective adsorbent in wastewater treatment

Abstract

Water contamination has turned into one of the most serious issues in the world. Nanomaterials are proficient to carry away heavy metals, organic and inorganic dyes, pesticides, and small molecules from polluted water. In this regard, nanoparticles have gained much attention due to their extraordinary properties compared to bulk materials. Metal oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites have several advantages such as elevated surface area, low concentration, easily separable after treatment and so on. Among many feasible techniques, the adsorption process is one of the most useful techniques for removing heavy ions and dyes from wastewater and has gained much attention from researchers. Several studies on metal oxide nanoparticles and their use in wastewater treatment have been published in the literature. This chapter gives an outline about five metal oxide based nanomaterials and nanocomposites as well as their applications in water pollution removal where the efficiency, limits and favourable circumstances are compared and explored. This article surely helps to gather information about some metal oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites in wastewater treatment by the adsorption technique. In this review article, we primarily focused on five metal oxide nanoparticles and some of their recent applications published in the last two years. HIGHLIGHTS Water pollution and its toxicity.; Remediation through adsorption technology.; Adsorption phenomenon is discussed briefly.; Advantages of metal oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites.; Recent applications of metal oxide nanoparticles.;

Keywords

• adsorption
• metal oxide
• nanocomposite
• nanoparticle
• wastewater treatment