Nanobiohybrid: A Favorite Candidate for Future Water Purification Technology

Abstract:

Clean and safe water crises have become one of the major global problems for decades. To address this issue, various water purification technologies have been adopted. Conventional water purification technologies are time consuming, expensive, and have low affinity and efficiency to newly emerging micropollutants in water. The paradigm might compel scientific community to spot light on the issue and develop novel technology for ensuring clean and safe water availability to all. Among the many promises of current water purification technologies, here we proposed a combination of nanomaterial (Carbon nanotube) and biomolecule (Enzyme) or simply “nanobiohybrid” catalyst, which can be a judicious choice for developing a novel water purification technology. In addition, the potentiality of this nanobiohybrid catalyst in both sensing and mitigating organic water pollutants has been highlighted. The technology is a perfect example of multi-scale development and covers most of the challenges of existing water purification technology. We hope this “one pot” combination route can tackle a diverse range of water contaminants in the near future.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1131)
• Pages: 193-197
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1131.193
• Online since: December 2015
• Authors: Rasel Das, Sharifah Bee Abd Hamid*, Md Eaqub Ali
• Keywords: Enzyme, Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube, Nanobiohybrid, Water Pollutants, Water Purification

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