Removal of Antibiotics in Aqueous Phase Using Silica-Based Immobilized Nanomaterials: A Review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-9-2020

Publication Title

Environmental Technology and Innovation

Volume

20

First page number:

1

Last page number:

15

Abstract

Immobilizing nanomaterials in highly porous, surface active, structurally stable, natural and synthetic silica-based materials have been reported to produce new composites with exceptional contaminant adsorption and/or catalytic degradation capabilities that are suitable for removing organic contaminants in water. Despite their potential benefits, these novel materials have not been exhaustively tested for their removal of antibiotics in an aqueous phase, and therefore their capability to eliminate such undesirable contaminants from the environment is unknown. This review paper analyzes the key physical and chemical characteristics of different natural and synthetic silica-based nanomaterial composites used to remove antibiotics from the aqueous phase and their performance in such environmental applications, as well as identifies current knowledge gaps and potential directions for further research and development.

Keywords

Antibiotics; Silica-based materials; Nanomaterial composites; Adsorption; Advanced oxidation processes

Disciplines

Biomechanical Engineering | Nanotechnology Fabrication

Language

English

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