What nanoparticles and How nanoparticles can be used for environmental clean up?

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What plant species is the best for biosynthesis for metal oxide?

for the synthesis of metal oxide with plant extract only and no application of any additional reducing agent!

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What software is important for an environmental modeling?

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What difference does it make in biosynthesis if NaOH is also used as a reducing agent along with the plant extract than not?

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Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

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Samir G. Pandya

Dear Vishwanath Sharma Manoharmayum,

Research Articles related to nanoparticles used for environmental clean up.

Article Nanotechnologies in water and air pollution treatment

Article Nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: A review of potent...

Article Review Nanotechnology and in Situ Remediation: A Review of t...

Article Interview

Chapter Bioremediation Technology

Chapter Use of Metal Nanoparticles in Environmental Cleanup

Article Nanotechnology and in situ remediation: a review of the bene...

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/em/c2em30691c

https://phys.org/news/2005-01-advantages-iron-nanoparticles-environmental.html

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/170/1/012037/pdf

I hope I have answered your question.

With Best Wishes,

Shrikaant Kulkarni

The remediation of contaminants from the waste streams can be done by using nanoparticles as adsorbents on their functionalization with charged moities or they can bring about degration of pollutants. In both cases kinetics can be followed to ascertain the extent of remediation.

Said Dlimi

Nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: A review of potential risks and emerging solutions

November 2015 Environmental Technology & Innovation 5

DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2015.11.001

Gomaa A. M. Ali

The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their applications in wastewater treatment

Article The role of nanomaterials as effective adsorbents and their ...

Doufnoune RACHIDA Rachida

Please see the references below:

1- Grieger KD, Fjordbøge A, Hartmann NB, Eriksson E, Bjerg PL, et al. (2010) Environmental benefits and risks of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) for in situ remediation: Risk mitigation or trade-off? J Contam Hydrol 118: 165-183.

2- Nowack B, Bucheli TD (2007) Occurrence, behavior and effects of nanoparticles in the environment: A review. Environ Pollut 150: 5-22.

3- Snousy MG, Zawrah MF. Nanoparticles Restrictions in Environmental Cleanup. Nano Res Appl. 2017, 3:1. doi: 10.21767/2471-9838.100001.

4- Ian Sofian Yunus , Harwin , Adi Kurniawan , Dendy Adityawarman & Antonius Indarto. Nanotechnologies in water and air pollution treatment. Environmental Technology Reviews 2012, 1:1, 136-148.

https://doi.org/10.1080/21622515.2012.733966.

5- Marguerite du Plessis, D. 2011. Fabrication and characterization of anti-microbial and biofouling resistant nanofibers with silver nanoparticles and immobilized enzymes for application in water filtration, University of Stellenbosch. Master thesis.

6- Moretz, P. 2004. Nanoparticles developed that could clean environment. Temple Times, http://www.temple.edu/temple_times/9-9-04/nanoparticles.html.

I wish you good reading

Prof. R. DOUFNOUNE