Immobilized Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2022 Oct 14

PMID 36235196

Authors

Francisco J Cervantes

Luis A Ramirez-Montoya

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Abstract

Nanomaterials (NMs) have been extensively used in several environmental applications; however, their widespread dissemination at full scale is hindered by difficulties keeping them active in engineered systems. Thus, several strategies to immobilize NMs for their environmental utilization have been established and are described in the present review, emphasizing their role in the production of renewable energies, the removal of priority pollutants, as well as greenhouse gases, from industrial streams, by both biological and physicochemical processes. The challenges to optimize the application of immobilized NMs and the relevant research topics to consider in future research are also presented to encourage the scientific community to respond to current needs.

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