Environmental Remediation Applications of Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Oxide: Adsorption and Catalysis

TL;DR

This review explores the use of carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide as innovative materials for environmental remediation, focusing on their roles in adsorption and catalysis to address wastewater and pollution challenges.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of how low-dimensional carbon nanomaterials can be utilized as adsorbents and catalysts for environmental cleanup, highlighting recent advances and potential applications.

Findings

Carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide effectively adsorb pollutants.

Nanomaterials enhance catalytic degradation of contaminants.

Potential for sustainable environmental remediation solutions.

Abstract

Environmental issues such as the wastewater have influenced each aspect of our lives. Coupling the existing remediation solutions with exploring new functional carbon nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotube, graphene oxide, graphene) by various perspectives shall open up a new venue to understand the environmental issues, phenomenon and find out the ways to get along with the nature. This review makes an attempt to provide an overview of potential environmental remediation solutions to the diverse challenges happening by using low-dimensional carbon nanomaterials and their composites as adsorbents, catalysts or catalysts support towards for the social sustainability.