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Table 2 Summary of experimental conditions, adsorption kinetic, removal efficiencies, and mechanisms of different organic and inorganic NMs for environmental pollutants remediation

From: Advancement in nanomaterials for environmental pollutants remediation: a systematic review on bibliometrics analysis, material types, synthesis pathways, and related mechanisms

Nanomaterials

Pollutants

Experimental conditions

 

qmax (mg/g)

Ads kinetics

Removal efficiency(L/Fa)

R2

Mechanismb

References

Sorbent mg/L initial

Ads(g/L)

Temp (C)

pH optimal

Time (h)

Fly ash

Methyl blue

16

0.01 mol/L

20

4.8–5.3

1

12.78

2nd

L

0.99

Co

[6]

OMWCCNTs

Pefloxacin, Cu (II)

50

1/0.2

25

3.5

4

204.4, 186.5

2nd

28.72

L

0.94

E, π–π, C

[131]

CS/MWCNT

Phenol

30

50/0.3

25, 40, 54

3–5

1

86.96 g/g

2nd

L

0.99

E, π–π

[60]

Co2Fe2O4@SiO2@EDTA

Hg

20

0.01

25

7

6

103.13

2nd

L

0.99

C

[132]

Fe3O4-C-MnO2

Uranium (U) (VI), europium (III)

100/0.05

0.3

25

5

 

77.71–51.01, 2nd

97.6

–

S.C

[133]

γ-Fe2O3

Vanadium

25,470

60

25

10

4

–

97

–

I.E

[134]

Fe3O4-CS@BT

Chromium (IV)

20, 50, 60, 100

0.005

25

2

3

62.1

2nd

L

0.99

E.A

[135]

MNPs- polyglycerol

copper (Cu+2), nickel (Ni+) and Aluminum (Al+3)

48

30 mg/L

20

9

2

0.70,

0.45, 0.79

2nd

85

F

98

S.B, M.D

[8]

SBA-15-aminopropyl

Pb (II)

80

1 mg/mL

25

5

4

149.1

2nd

L

0.99

Ch, C

[136]

ZnxFe3–xO4-NPs

Diclofenac

2.96

0.17

20

–

8 min

–

90

–

O, R

[36]

Fe3O4-ZnO-chitosan-glutaraldehyde

Brilliant blue

50–250

0.06

60

4

0.58

176

2nd

F

0.97

E, H

[137]

ZIF-8

Arsenic (III) and (V)

10.6

0.5

25

7

24

30.87, 17.51

2nd

L

0.96, 0.98

S.C

[138]

ZrP@1,8-Diaminoctane

U

12

0.06

34

4

–

1.51–1.33 mmol/g 2nd

97

L

0.99

E.A, Ch, C

[139]

HA-O/Fe3O4

Pb (II),

Cu (II), cadmium (Cd) (II), and Ni (II)

10/0.1

1/0.001

25

5.5

–

111.1, 76.2, 71.4, 33.3

2nd

95

L

0.99

E.A

[14]

Fe3O4-MoO3-AC

Ciprofloxacin

5

0.005

25

6 to 8

0.1

47.29

2nd

L

0.99

H, π–π

[140]

Ti3C2-MoS2

Paraquat

60

0.01

25

7

3

165.384

2nd

F

0.97

E.A

[141]

LDPE/ZnO Blends

Bacteria, fungus, formaldehyde, toluene

1000

20

50

10

0.5

–

B, F: 99.9,F:85.3, T: 82.3

–

D, P, O

[37]

C-Fe/Ni

Ar (V)

1

1

29

6

24

1.176

2nd

87.3

L

0.98

E. R

[72]

ZIF-8@Cu

PFOS

0.1

∼8.0 mg

25

–

24

0.08

98

0.99

E.A,

H.I

[142]

PCN-222-MOF

PFOS

500

0.003

25

4.1–5.3

24

2257

2nd

L

0.99

E.A, H,

H.I

[143]

Gelatin/zirconium-MOF

Naproxen, ibuprofen

10

-

20

7

12

8.51, 10.23

2nd

79, 77

L

0–94, 0.95

E.A, H, π–π

[144]

  1. aL/F: The adsorption isotherm follows the Langmuir or Freundlich models
  2. bS.C: surface complexation; H: hydrogen bonding; Ch: chemisorption; E.A: electrostatic attraction; H.I: hydrophobic interactions; π–π: π–π interaction; C: chelation; I.E: ion exchange; S.B: surface binding; M.D: molecular diffusion; O: oxidation; R: reduction; D: disinfection; P: photocatalysis; Co: coordination
  3. *PFOS: Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid