Abstract
Nowadays, the rapid growth of industrialization, urbanization, population growth, and climate change have played a role in pollution of water resources. Lack of fresh and pure water is reflected as the main risk to many countries. In recent years, water purification methods are the focus and attention of the many scientist and governmental agencies. Scholars everywhere around the world are concentrating on nanotechnology centred water purification/treatment methods for efficient and effective sanitization of water bodies. Nanoscale composite materials have a huge potential to purify water in numerous ways, due to their high surface area, high chemical reactivity, excellent mechanical strength, and cost-effectiveness. Nanocomposites are intelligent to eliminate bacteria, viruses, and inorganic and organic pollutants from wastewater due to precise binding action (chelation, absorption, ion exchange). Nanocomposite materials are contributed an active role in water purification, such as metal nanocomposite, metal oxide nanocomposite, carbon nanocomposite, polymer nanocomposite and membranes nanocomposite.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
WHO/UNICEF (2014) Progress on drinking water and sanitation. Monitoring Programme update, WHO report, pp 1–18
Dargo H, Ayaliew A, Kassa H (2017) Synthesis paradigm and applications of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), a review. Sustain Mater Technol 13:18–23
Liang XJ, Kumar A, Shi D, Cui D (2012) Nanostructures for medicine and pharmaceuticals. J Nanomaterials 2012:2012–2014
Kusior A, Klich-Kafel J, Trenczek-Zajac A, Swierczek K, Radecka M, Zakrzewska K (2013) TiO2-SnO2 nanomaterials for gas sensing and photocatalysis. J Eur Ceram Soc 33(12):2285–2290
Diana S, Luigi R, Vincenzo V (2017) Progress in Nanomaterials Applications for Water Purification, In: Lofrano, Gi, Libralato, Giovanni, Brown, Jeanette (Eds) Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation, Applications and Implications, 1st ed, pp 1–24. Springer International Publishing AG
Lu H et al (2014) An overveiw of nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment. J Environ Anal Chem 2016(2):10–12
Mueller NC et al (2012) Application of nanoscale zero valent iron (NZVI) for groundwater remediation in Europe. Environ Sci Pollut Res 19(2):550–558
Karn B, Kuiken T, Otto M (2009) Nanotechnology and in situ remediation: a review of the benefits and potential risks. Environ Health Perspect 117(12):1823–1831
Kumar D, Parashar A, Chandrasekaran N, Mukherjee A (2017) The stability and fate of synthesized zero-valent iron nanoparticles in freshwater microcosm system. 3 Biotech 7(3):1–9
Fu F, Dionysiou DD, Liu H (2014) The use of zero-valent iron for groundwater remediation and wastewater treatment: a review. J Hazard Mater 267:194–205
Amin MT, Alazba AA, Manzoor U (2014) A review on removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials. Adv Mater Sci Eng vol 2014:ID 825910
Ghasemzadeh G, Momenpour M, Omidi F, Hosseini MR, Ahani M, Barzegari A (2014) Applications of nanomaterials in water treatment and environmental remediation. Front Environ Sci Eng 8(4):471–482
Marková Z et al (2013) Air stable magnetic bimetallic Fe-Ag nanoparticles for advanced antimicrobial treatment and phosphorus removal. Environ Sci Technol 47(10):5285–5293
Muradova GG, Gadjieva SR, Di L, Vilardi G (2016) Nitrates removal by bimetallic nanoparticles in water. Chem Eng Trans 47:205–210
Xiong Z, Lai B, Yang P, Zhou Y, Wang J, Fang S (2015) Comparative study on the reactivity of Fe/Cu bimetallic particles and zero valent iron (ZVI) under different conditions of N < inf > 2</inf > air or without aeration. J Hazard Mater 297:261–268
Hoag GE, Collins JB, Holcomb JL, Hoag JR, Nadagouda MN, Varma RS (2009) Degradation of bromothymol blue by ‘greener’ nano-scale zero-valent iron synthesized using tea polyphenols. J Mater Chem 19(45):8671–8677
Sun Z, Song G, Du R, Hu X (2017) Modification of a Pd-loaded electrode with a carbon nanotubes-polypyrrole interlayer and its dechlorination performance for 2,3-dichlorophenol. RSC Adv 7(36):22054–22062
Arancibia-Miranda N et al (2016) Nanoscale zero valent supported by zeolite and montmorillonite: template effect of the removal of lead ion from an aqueous solution. J Hazard Mater 301:371–380
Ling L, Pan B, Zhang WX (2014) Removal of selenium from water with nanoscale zero-valent iron: mechanisms of intraparticle reduction of Se (IV). Water Res 71(34):274–281
Ling L, Zhang WX (2015) Enrichment and encapsulation of uranium with iron nanoparticle. J Am Chem Soc 137(8):2788–2791
Mahmoudi M, Serpooshan V (2012) Silver-coated engineered magnetic nanoparticles are promising for the success in the fight against antibacterial resistance threat. ACS Nano 6(3):2656–2664
Lara HH, Romero-Urbina DG, Pierce C, Lopez-Ribot JL, Arellano-Jiménez MJ, Jose-Yacaman M (2015) Effect of silver nanoparticles on Candida albicans biofilms: an ultrastructural study. J Nanobiotechnol 13(1):1–12
Morones JR et al (2005) The bactericidal effect of silver nanoparticles. Nanotechnology 16(10):2346–2353
Surendhiran D, Sirajunnisa A, Tamilselvam K (2017) Silver–magnetic nanocomposites for water purification. Environ Chem Lett 15(3):367–386
Kim JS et al (2007) Antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles. Nanomed Nanotechnol Biol Med 3(1):95–101
Xiu Z-M, Ma J, Alvarez PJJ (2011) Differential effect of common ligands and molecular oxygen on antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles versus silver ions. Environ Sci Technol 45(20):9003–9008
Mlalila NG, Swai HS, Hilonga A, Kadam DM (2017) Antimicrobial dependence of silver nanoparticles on surface plasmon resonance bands against Escherichia coli. Nanotechnol Sci Appl 10:1–9
Ishida H, Campbell S, Blackwell J (2000) General approach to nanocomposite preparation. Chem Mater 12(5):1260–1267
Tapas RS (2017) Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental Applications. In: Deba KT, Bibhu PS (Eds) Properties and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites, Clay and Carbon Based Polymer Nanocomposites, 1st ed, pp 77-99. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany
Gehrke I, Geiser A, Somborn-Schulz A (2015) Innovations in nanotechnology for water treatment. Nanotechnol Sci Appl 8:1–17
Sharma G, Amit K, Shweta, Mu N, Ram PD, Zeid AA, Genene TM (2017) Novel development of nanoparticles to bimetallic nanoparticles and their composites: a review. J King Saud Univ Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2017.06.012
Rhim JW, Park HM, Ha CS (2013) Bio-nanocomposites for food packaging applications. Prog Polym Sci 38(10–11):1629–1652
de Azeredo HMC (2009) Nanocomposites for food packaging applications. Food Res Int 42(9):1240–1253
Othman SH (2014) Bio-nanocomposite materials for food packaging applications: types of biopolymer and nano-sized filler. Agric Agric Sci Procedia 2:296–303
Zare Y, Shabani I (2016) Polymer/metal nanocomposites for biomedical applications. Mater Sci Eng C 60:195–203
Veprek S, Veprek-Heijman MJG (2008) Industrial applications of superhard nanocomposite coatings. Surf Coat Technol 202(21):5063–5073
Zhang R et al (2016) Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms. Chem Soc Rev 45(21):5888–5924
Galiano F et al (2015) A step forward to a more efficient wastewater treatment by membrane surface modification via polymerizable bicontinuous microemulsion. J Membr Sci 482:103–114
Manawi Y, Kochkodan V, Hussein MA, Khaleel MA, Khraisheh M, Hilal N (2016) Can carbon-based nanomaterials revolutionize membrane fabrication for water treatment and desalination? Desalination 391:69–88
Senusi F, Shahadat M, Ismail S, Hamid SA (2018) Recent advancement in membrane technology for water purification, In : Oves M (ed) Modern age environmental problems and their remediation, Recent Advancement, 1st edn. Springer International Publishing AG, pp 1–237
Zhang Y et al (2016) Nanomaterials-enabled water and wastewater treatment. NanoImpact 3–4:22–39
Lee A, Elam JW, Darling SB (2016) Membrane materials for water purification: design, development, and application. Environ Sci Water Res Technol 2(1):17–42
Botes M, Cloete TE (2010) The potential of nanofibers and nanobiocides in water purification. Crit Rev Microbiol 36(1):68–81
Peter-Varbanets M, Zurbrügg C, Swartz C, Pronk W (2009) Decentralized systems for potable water and the potential of membrane technology. Water Res 43(2):245–265
Lin S, Huang R, Cheng Y, Liu J, Lau BLT, Wiesner MR (2013) Silver nanoparticle-alginate composite beads for point-of-use drinking water disinfection. Water Res 47(12):3959–3965
Yahyaei B, Azizian S, Mohammadzadeh A, Pajohi-Alamoti M (2015) Chemical and biological treatment of waste water with a novel silver/ordered mesoporous alumina nanocomposite. J Iran Chem Soc 12(1):167–174
Firdhouse MJ, Lalitha P (2016) Nanosilver-decorated nanographene and their adsorption performance in waste water treatment. Bioresour Bioprocess 3(1):12
Liu X, Chen Z, Chen Z, Megharaj M, Naidu R (2013) Remediation of direct black G in wastewater using kaolin-supported bimetallic Fe/Ni nanoparticles. Chem Eng J 223:764–771
Lateef A, Nazir R (2017) Metal nanocomposites : synthesis, characterization and their applications, In: P. DS, (ed) Science and applications of tailored nanostructures, 1st edn. One central press, Italy, pp 239–240
Ray C, Pal T (2017) Recent advances of metal-metal oxide nanocomposites and their tailored nanostructures in numerous catalytic applications. J Mater Chem A 5(20):9465–9487
Sankararamakrishnan N, Jaiswal M, Verma N (2014) Composite nanofloral clusters of carbon nanotubes and activated alumina: an efficient sorbent for heavy metal removal. Chem Eng J 235:1–9
Ihsanullah, Asmaly HA, Saleh TA, Laoui T, Gupta VK, Atieh MA (2015) Enhanced adsorption of phenols from liquids by aluminum oxide/carbon nanotubes: comprehensive study from synthesis to surface properties. J Mol Liq 206(February):176–182
Liang J et al (2015) Facile synthesis of alumina-decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes for simultaneous adsorption of cadmium ion and trichloroethylene. Chem Eng J 273:101–110
Mallakpour S, Khadem E (2016) Carbon nanotube–metal oxide nanocomposites: fabrication, properties and applications. Chem Eng J 302(May):344–367
Ming-Zheng G, Chun-Yan C, Jian-Ying H, Shu-Hui L, Song-Nan Z, Shu D, Qing-Song L, Ke-Qin Z, Yue-Kun L (2016) Synthesis, modification, and photo/photoelectrocatalytic degradation applications of TiO2 nanotube arrays: a review. Nanotechnol Rev 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2015-0049
Silva CG, Faria JL (2010) Photocatalytic oxidation of benzene derivatives in aqueous suspensions: synergic effect induced by the introduction of carbon nanotubes in a TiO2 matrix. Appl Catal B Environ 101(1–2):81–89
Martínez C, Canle LM, Fernández MI, Santaballa JA, Faria J (2011) Kinetics and mechanism of aqueous degradation of carbamazepine by heterogeneous photocatalysis using nanocrystalline TiO2, ZnO and multi-walled carbon nanotubes-anatase composites. Appl Catal B Environ 102(3–4):563–571
Li J, Zhen D, Sui G, Zhang C, Deng Q, Jia L (2012) Nanocomposite of Cu–TiO < SUB > 2</SUB > –SiO < SUB > 2</SUB > with high photoactive performance for degradation of rhodamine B dye in aqueous wastewater. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 12(8):6265–6270
Khan M et al (2015) Graphene based metal and metal oxide nanocomposites: synthesis, properties and their applications. J Mater Chem A 3(37):18753–18808
Ma J, Zhang J, Xiong Z, Yong Y, Zhao XS (2011) Preparation, characterization and antibacterial properties of silver-modified graphene oxide. J Mater Chem 21(10):3350–3352
Chandra V, Park J, Chun Y, Lee JW, Hwang IC, Kim KS (2010) Water-dispersible magnetite-reduced graphene oxide composites for arsenic removal. ACS Nano 4(7):3979–3986
Geng Z et al (2012) Highly efficient dye adsorption and removal: a functional hybrid of reduced graphene oxide-Fe3O4 nanoparticles as an easily regenerative adsorbent. J Mater Chem 22(8):3527–3535
Saad AHA, Azzam AM, El-Wakeel ST, Mostafa BB, Abd El-latif MB (2018) Removal of toxic metal ions from wastewater using ZnO@Chitosan core-shell nanocomposite. Environ Nanotechnol Monit Manag 9(August):67–75
Singh P et al (2018) Specially designed B4C/SnO2 nanocomposite for photocatalysis: traditional ceramic with unique properties. Appl Nanosci 8(1–2):1–9
Huang L, He M, Chen B, Hu B (2018) Magnetic Zr-MOFs nanocomposites for rapid removal of heavy metal ions and dyes from water. Chemosphere 199:435–444
Gong JL et al (2009) Removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution using magnetic multi-wall carbon nanotube nanocomposite as adsorbent. J Hazard Mater 164(2–3):1517–1522
Chen L et al (2016) Facile synthesis of mesoporous carbon nanocomposites from natural biomass for efficient dye adsorption and selective heavy metal removal. RSC Adv 6(3):2259–2269
Inyang M, Gao B, Zimmerman A, Zhang M, Chen H (2014) Synthesis, characterization, and dye sorption ability of carbon nanotube-biochar nanocomposites. Chem Eng J 236:39–46
Muneeb M, Zahoor M, Muhammad B, AliKhan F, Ullah R, AbdEI-Salam NM (2017) Removal of heavy metals from drinking water by magnetic carbon nanostructures prepared from biomass. J Nanomater 2017:10
Tian T et al (2014) Graphene-based nanocomposite as an effective, multifunctional, and recyclable antibacterial agent. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 6(11):8542–8548
Zarei M (2017) Application of nanocomposite polymer hydrogels for ultra-sensitive fluorescence detection of proteins in gel electrophoresis. TrAC - Trends Anal Chem 93:7–22
Zhao S et al (2012) Performance improvement of polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane using well-dispersed polyaniline-poly(vinylpyrrolidone) nanocomposite as the additive. Ind Eng Chem Res 51(12):4661–4672
Pan B, Xu J, Wu B, Li Z, Liu X (2013) Enhanced removal of fluoride by polystyrene anion exchanger supported hydrous zirconium oxide nanoparticles. Environ Sci Technol 47(16):9347–9354
Settanni, G, Zhou, J, Suo, T, Schöttler, S, Landfester, K, Schmid, F, Mailänder, V (2017) Protein corona composition of poly (ethylene glycol)- and poly (phosphoester)-coated nanoparticles correlates strongly with the amino acid composition of the protein surface. Nanoscale 9(6):2138–2144
Kelta B, Taddesse AM, Yadav OP, Diaz I, Mayoral Á (2017) Nano-crystalline titanium (IV) tungstomolybdate cation exchanger: Synthesis, characterization and ion exchange properties. J Environ Chem Eng 5(1):1004–1014
Zhang L, Liu J, Guo X (2018) Investigation on mechanism of phosphate removal on carbonized sludge adsorbent. J Environ Sci (China) 64:335–344
Vunain E, Mishra AK, Mamba BB (2016) Dendrimers, mesoporous silicas and chitosan-based nanosorbents for the removal of heavy-metal ions: a review. Int J Biol Macromol 86:570–586
Djerahov L, Vasileva P, Karadjova I, Kurakalva RM, Aradhi KK (2016) Chitosan film loaded with silver nanoparticles - Sorbent for solid phase extraction of Al (III), Cd (II), Cu (II), Co (II), Fe (III), Ni (II), Pb (II) and Zn (II). Carbohydr Polym 147(March):45–52
Saxena S, Saxena U (2016) Development of bimetal oxide doped multifunctional polymer nanocomposite for water treatment. Int Nano Lett 6(4):223–234
Qu X, Alvarez PJJ, Li Q (2013) Applications of nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment. Water Res 47(12):3931–3946
Zayed A et al (2013) Fe3O4/cyclodextrin polymer nanocomposites for selective heavy metals removal from industrial wastewater. Carbohydr Polym 91(1):322–332
Khaydarov RA, Khaydarov RR, Gapurova O (2010) Water purification from metal ions using carbon nanoparticle-conjugated polymer nanocomposites. Water Res 44(6):1927–1933
Piri S, Zanjani ZA, Piri F, Zamani A, Yaftian M, Davari M (2016) Potential of polyaniline modified clay nanocomposite as a selective decontamination adsorbent for Pb (II) ions from contaminated waters; kinetics and thermodynamic study. J Environ Health Sci Eng 14(1):1–10
Nithya R, Sudha PN (2017) Removal of heavy metals from tannery effluent using chitosan-g-poly (butyl acrylate)/bentonite nanocomposite as an adsorbent. Text Cloth Sustain 2(1):7
Yin J, Deng B (2015) Polymer-matrix nanocomposite membranes for water treatment. J Membr Sci 479:256–275
Shen YX, Saboe PO, Sines IT, Erbakan M, Kumar M (2014) Biomimetic membranes: a review. J Memb Sci 454:359–381
Hernández S, Saad A, Ormsbee L, Bhattacharyya D (2016) Nanocomposite and responsive membranes for water treatment, In: Hankins NP, Singh R (ed) Emerging membrane technology for sustainable water treatment, 1st edn. Elsevier B.V., USA, pp 389–431
Nasreen SAAN, Sundarrajan S, Nizar SAS, Balamurugan R, Ramakrishna S (2013) Advancement in electrospun nanofibrous membranes modification and their application in water treatment. Membr (Basel) 3(4):266–284
Fard AK et al (2018) Inorganic membranes: preparation and application for water treatment and desalination. Mater (Basel) 11(1):74
Razzaq H, Nawaz H, Siddiqa A, Siddiq M, Qaisar S (2016) Madridge a brief review on nanocomposites based on PVDF with nanostructured TiO2 as filler. J Nanotechnol 1(1):29–35
Pant HR et al (2014) One-step fabrication of multifunctional composite polyurethane spider-web-like nanofibrous membrane for water purification. J Hazard Mater 264:25–33
Daraei P et al (2012) Novel polyethersulfone nanocomposite membrane prepared by PANI/Fe 3O 4 nanoparticles with enhanced performance for Cu (II) removal from water. J Membr Sci 415–416:250–259
Tetala KKR, Stamatialis DF (2013) Mixed matrix membranes for efficient adsorption of copper ions from aqueous solutions. Sep Purif Technol 104:214–220
Lopez Goerne TM (2011) Study of Bacterial Sensitivity to Ag-TiO2 Nanoparticles. J Nanomed Nanotechnol s5(01):2
Liu S, Fang F, Wu J, Zhang K (2015) The anti-biofouling properties of thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes grafted with biogenic silver nanoparticles. Desalination 375(November):121–128
Tewari PK (2016) Nanocomposite membrane technology, 1st edn. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton
Ladewig B, Al-Shaeli MNZ (2017) Fundamental of membrane process. In: Ladewig B, Al-Shaeli MNZ (eds) Fundamentals of membrane bioreactors, 1st edn. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp 13–38
Jamshidi Gohari R, Halakoo E, Nazri NAM, Lau WJ, Matsuura T, Ismail AF (2014) Improving performance and antifouling capability of PES UF membranes via blending with highly hydrophilic hydrous manganese dioxide nanoparticles. Desalination 335(1):87–95
Jamshidi Gohari R, Lau WJ, Matsuura T, Ismail AF (2013) Fabrication and characterization of novel PES/Fe-Mn binary oxide UF mixed matrix membrane for adsorptive removal of as (III) from contaminated water solution. Sep Purif Technol 118:64–72
Akar N, Asar B, Dizge N, Koyuncu I (2013) Investigation of characterization and biofouling properties of PES membrane containing selenium and copper nanoparticles. J Membr Sci 437:216–226
Manjarrez Nevárez L et al (2011) Biopolymers-based nanocomposites: membranes from propionated lignin and cellulose for water purification. Carbohydr Polym 86(2):732–741
Jeong BH et al (2007) Interfacial polymerization of thin film nanocomposites: a new concept for reverse osmosis membranes. J Membr Sci 294(1–2):1–7
Pendergast MM, Hoek EMV (2011) A review of water treatment membrane nanotechnologies. Energy Environ Sci 4(6):1946–1971
Lind ML, Suk DE, Nguyen TV, Hoek EMV (2010) Tailoring the structure of thin film nanocomposite membranes to achieve seawater RO membrane performance. Environ Sci Technol 44(21):8230–8235
Maximous N, Nakhla G, Wong K, Wan W (2010) Optimization of Al2O3/PES membranes for wastewater filtration. Sep Purif Technol 73(2):294–301
Pendergast MTM, Nygaard JM, Ghosh AK, Hoek EMV (2010) Using nanocomposite materials technology to understand and control reverse osmosis membrane compaction. Desalination 261(3):255–263
Qin D, Liu Z, Delai Sun D, Song X, Bai H (2015) A new nanocomposite forward osmosis membrane custom-designed for treating shale gas wastewater. Sci Rep 5(January):1–14
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Beyene, H.D., Ambaye, T.G. (2019). Application of Sustainable Nanocomposites for Water Purification Process. In: Inamuddin, Thomas, S., Kumar Mishra, R., Asiri, A. (eds) Sustainable Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05399-4_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05399-4_14
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-05398-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-05399-4
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials ScienceChemistry and Material Science (R0)