Clay–Polymer Nanocomposites: An Efficient Adsorbent for Wastewater Treatment

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Year : 2024 | Volume : | : | Page : –
By

Dr. Rama Sharma,

  1. Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh India

Abstract

Despite the abundance of water sources, the globe today lacks potable water because to pollution. Pollutants can be removed from water using a variety of technologies, but adsorption is considered the most simple, effective, economical, and ecologically beneficial method. The class of adsorbents known as clay–polymer nanocomposite (CPN) adsorbents is one that is now gaining popularity. By adsorbing and flocculating inorganic and organic micropollutants from water, CPNs efficiently cleanse water. Compared to clean clay, CPNs are far simpler to retrieved from aqueous conditions. In comparison to clay or polymer adsorbents, they also show much longer treatment periods. When compared to clay alone, they have a greater potential for adsorption and superior life cycles. Thus, CPNs exhibit great promise as extremely effective agents for the treatment of waste and water. The extremely high temperatures and pressures that usually arise in a fixed bed system are well suited for CPNs since they possess higher levels of mechanical and thermal strength than polymer resins. Thus, it is reasonable to anticipate significantly less CPN deterioration when using CPNs on an industrial scale, at least over an extended period of time. This article explores a variety of CPNs that have recently been developed and applied as adsorbents to remove inorganic, organic, and biological micropollutants from aqueous solutions. The levels of micropollutants in water are brought down to a safe level by the CPNs.

Keywords: CPN, Wastewater, Adsorbents, Clay minerals, Coagulation, Flocculation

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