One has to think about what type of water purification you are looking for. If it is for removing microbes, yes silver nanoparticles are good. However, nanoparticles have a problem. You have to remove them after the treatment. Increasingly we are using supported photocatalysts for water purification. You may like to see some of our recent publications:
Efficient solar photocatalytic degradation of textile wastewater using ZnO/ZTO composites
S Danwittayakul, M Jaisai, J Dutta
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 163 (2015), 1-8
Antifouling properties of zinc oxide nanorod coatings
M Al-Fori, S Dobretsova, MTZ Myint, J Dutta
Biofouling: The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research 30 (2014), 871-882
Photocatalytic degradation of phenol in aqueous solution by rare earth-doped SnO2 nanoparticles
AM Al-Hamdi, M Sillanpää, J Dutta
Journal of Materials Science 49 (2014), 5151-5159
Visible light photocatalysis of mixed phase zinc stannate/zinc oxide nanostructures precipitated at room temperature in aqueous media
M Najam Khan, M Al-Hinai, A Al-Hinai, J Dutta
Ceramics International 40 (2014), 8743–8752
Applications of Nanotechnology in Wastewater Treatment—A Review
T Bora, J Dutta
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 14 (2014), 613-626
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