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Recent advances in greenly synthesized nanoengineered materials for water/wastewater remediation: an overview

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With the growth in the global human population, resource availability has become minimal. The creation of technology that is free of toxins for the remediation of the water/wastewater treatment for the sustainable development of global civilization is a matter of urgency. The development of cleaner and greener technologies with significant health and environmental benefits would be greatly influenced by nanotechnology. Nanotechnology technologies are being investigated for their potential to offer ways to remove water pollutants, as well as to increase the efficacy of conventional technologies used in environmental cleanup. Green nanotechnology is a nanotechnology area that envisions sustainability across a number of applications. This paper addresses issues relevant to green nanotechnology for sustainable development. Nanomaterials synthesis and applications have been used to solve water pollution by reducing the cumulative energy consumption during the synthesis or production process, the ability to recycle and manufacture new products and the use of environmentally friendly nanomaterials  in water/wastewater remediation have been reviewed in the current study. Green nanotechnology offers choices to develop the next generation of water treatment systems.

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Elgarahy, A.M., Elwakeel, K.Z., Akhdhar, A. et al. Recent advances in greenly synthesized nanoengineered materials for water/wastewater remediation: an overview. Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng. 6, 9 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41204-021-00104-5

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