Progress in nanomaterials applications for water purification

Abstract

The exploration on nanomaterials and their fascinating and enhanced properties has implicated the focusing on their applications embracing a wide range of processes on nanometer scale. In this perspective, nanotechnology in water treatment applications is offering and presenting now new approaches to overcome the limitations of the traditional treatment technologies. This chapter describes several types of nanomaterials that could be used in wastewater treatment underlining their advantages with respect the traditional systems.