Carbon Nanotubes: Measure for Environmental Remediation

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Wastewater and other environmental concerns have an impact on every area of our life. Combining novel functional carbon nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide and graphene) with established remediation techniques will provide fresh perspective on environmental problems, their causes and potential solutions for coexisting peacefully with nature. All around the world, water contamination has grown to be a major, enduring and increasing issue. It has detrimental effects on population health, aquatic flora and wildlife and the sustainability of water resources. Because there aren't enough efficient facilities for treating pollutants, the overall amount of water that is available is drastically reduced. Current methods of water filtration take long time, cost lot of money and are ineffective in removing newly discovered micropollutants. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are a class of materials with special physicochemical, electrical and mechanical characteristics that can be used as environmental adsorbents, sensors, membranes and catalysts. CNTs can be created using particular functionalization or modification procedures, depending on the intended application and the chemical make-up of the target pollutants. Designer CNTs can significantly increase the effectiveness of contaminant removal and help with nanomaterial regeneration and recovery. Different chemical, inorganic, and biological pollutants have been treated using an expanding number of CNT-based products. These success stories show how they have lot of potential for real-world uses like desalination and wastewater treatment. In this chapter, the existing research on the interactions between different pollutants and CNTs in soil and water settings has been critically reviewed. The chapter will also assist in identifying the research voids that need to be filled in order to increase CNTs' economic via bility in the environmental remediation sector. Additionally, this makes an effort to present a broad overview of the prospective low-dimensional carbon nano-materials and their composites as adsorbents, catalysts, or catalytic support for the social sustainable environmental remediation solutions to the various difficulties arising.