Nanotechnology to remove polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water: a review

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dc.contributor.authorBorji, Hadil
dc.contributor.authorAyoub, Georges M.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Hindi, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorMalaeb, Lilian N.
dc.contributor.authorHamdan, Hamdan Z.
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
dc.contributor.facultyMaroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:27:41Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:27:41Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractPersistent pollutants cause adverse effects to human and environmental health. Most polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are toxic and stable in the environment, yet their removal is rarely targeted by conventional remediation methods. Alternatively, nanotechnology appears promising for contaminant removal. Indeed, nanomaterials have unique size-dependent properties due to their high specific surface area. Nanomaterials also possess fast dissolution properties, strong sorption, supermagnetic characteristics and quantum confinement. This manuscript reviews the application of nanotechnologies for the removal of PCB and PAH from contaminated water sources. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-020-00979-x
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85081909553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/26931
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Chemistry Letters
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCarbon nanotubes
dc.subjectIron oxides
dc.subjectNanomaterials
dc.subjectPhotocatalytic nanocomposites
dc.subjectPolychlorinated biphenyls
dc.subjectPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
dc.titleNanotechnology to remove polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water: a review
dc.typeReview

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