Carbon-based nanocomposite materials with multifunctional attributes for environmental remediation of emerging pollutants

Recent advances in carbon-based nanomaterials for the treatment of toxic inorganic pollutants in wastewater

“…Photocatalytic processes involve light and a photocatalyst, and both oxidation and reduction reactions occur. 58 Holes produce hydroxyl radicals during the oxidation process, and in the reduction process electrons produce oxidative radicals. Titanium dioxide acts as a photocatalyst and is used to remove inorganic pollutants from wastewater.…”

Removal of Amoxicillin Through Different Methods, Emphasizing Removal by Biopolymers and Its Derivatives. An Overview

“…7) that has non-toxic characteristics, is stable, biocompatible and has the ability to form cross-links with different types of cations such as calcium carbonate, it is also a costeffective material that allows its use in different areas such as tissue engineering, biomedical, environmental, etc. [226,227]. Based on this material, a series of investigations have been reported in which the removal of amoxicillin is quite efficient.…”

Recyclable Multifunctional Nanocomposites Based on Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Vitrimers with Shape Memory and Joule Heating Capabilities

“…The use of CANs derived from epoxy monomers has demonstrated remarkable potential as matrices for micrometric and nanometric reinforcements [1,6,9]. The use of these reinforcements into epoxy matrices leads to significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, or thermal properties [11][12][13][14][15], as well as to improve or achieve other functionalities such as Joule heating, self-healing, or shape memory [11,[16][17][18][19]. In this regard, the use of carbon-derived particles [14,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27], such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), or short carbon fibers, has proved to be an efficient way to enhance the aforementioned properties, allowing in some cases to achieve multifunctional micro-or nanocomposites [11,16,17,19,21,28].…”

“…The use of these reinforcements into epoxy matrices leads to significant improvements in mechanical, electrical, or thermal properties [11][12][13][14][15], as well as to improve or achieve other functionalities such as Joule heating, self-healing, or shape memory [11,[16][17][18][19]. In this regard, the use of carbon-derived particles [14,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27], such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), or short carbon fibers, has proved to be an efficient way to enhance the aforementioned properties, allowing in some cases to achieve multifunctional micro-or nanocomposites [11,16,17,19,21,28]. On the other hand, the introduction of a reinforcement in the polymeric matrix also implies a greater challenge for the recycling and recovery of the synthesized composite components [29,30].…”