Surface Functionalized MXenes for Wastewater Treatment-A Comprehensive Review.
Authors
Jaato, Bright N
Ribeiro, Camila Silva
Varagnolo, Silvia
Power, Nicholas P
Selvaraj, Vimalnath
Dodoo-Arhin, David
Kumar, R Vasant
Sreenilayam, Sithara Pavithran
Brabazon, Dermot
Kumar Thakur, Vijay
Publication Date
2022-06Journal Title
Glob Chall
ISSN
2056-6646
Publisher
Wiley
Language
en
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Article
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Damptey, L., Jaato, B. N., Ribeiro, C. S., Varagnolo, S., Power, N. P., Selvaraj, V., Dodoo-Arhin, D., et al. (2022). Surface Functionalized MXenes for Wastewater Treatment-A Comprehensive Review.. Glob Chall https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202100120
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Funder: European Regional Development Fund; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100008530
Abstract
Over 80% of wastewater worldwide is released into the environment without proper treatment. Whilst environmental pollution continues to intensify due to the increase in the number of polluting industries, conventional techniques employed to clean the environment are poorly effective and are expensive. MXenes are a new class of 2D materials that have received a lot of attention for an extensive range of applications due to their tuneable interlayer spacing and tailorable surface chemistry. Several MXene-based nanomaterials with remarkable properties have been proposed, synthesized, and used in environmental remediation applications. In this work, a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art research progress on the promising potential of surface functionalized MXenes as photocatalysts, adsorbents, and membranes for wastewater treatment is presented. The sources, composition, and effects of wastewater on human health and the environment are displayed. Furthermore, the synthesis, surface functionalization, and characterization techniques of merit used in the study of MXenes are discussed, detailing the effects of a range of factors (e.g., PH, temperature, precursor, etc.) on the synthesis, surface functionalization, and performance of the resulting MXenes. Finally, the limits of MXenes and MXene-based materials as well as their potential future research directions, especially for wastewater treatment applications are highlighted.
Keywords
Review, Reviews, 2D materials, functionalization, MXene, wastewater treatment
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland (16/1571 RC/3872, 19/US‐C2C/3579)
Identifiers
gch2202100120
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202100120
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/335240
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