Sustainable environment through using porous materials : a review on wastewater treatment

Al-Jubouri, Sama M. and Al Batty, Sirhan and Al Hamd, Rwayda and Sims, Rebekah and Wali Hakami, Mohammed and Haque, SK Manirul (2023) Sustainable environment through using porous materials : a review on wastewater treatment. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 18 (4). e2941. ISSN 1932-2143 (https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.2941)

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Abstract

Porous materials play an important role in creating a sustainable environment by improving wastewater treatment's efficacy. Porous materials, including adsorbents or ion exchangers, catalysts, metal–organic frameworks, composites, carbon materials, and membranes, have widespread applications in treating wastewater and air pollution. This review examines recent developments in porous materials, focusing on their effectiveness for different wastewater pollutants. Specifically, they can treat a wide range of water contaminants, and many remove over 95% of targeted contaminants. Recent advancements include a wider range of adsorption options, heterogeneous catalysis, a new UV/H 2O 2 procedure, ion exchange, Fenton oxidation, membrane activities, ozonation, membrane bioreactor, electrochemical treatment, wet air oxidation, and a carbon capture methodology utilizing various porous materials. A particular focus for innovative research is on developing technologies to synthesize porous materials and assess their performance in removing various pollutants from wastewater at varying experimental conditions. Porous materials can be essential in designing wastewater treatment systems to address the critical environmental issues of water stress and safe drinking water worldwide.

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