MXenes公司
光催化
灵活性(工程)
环境科学
污染
废物管理
生化工程
材料科学
纳米技术
化学
工程类
生态学
催化作用
统计
生物
生物化学
数学
作者
Ayesha Javaid,Shoomaila Latif,Muhammad Imran,N. Hussain,Muhammad Bilal,Hafiz M.N. Iqbal
出处
期刊:Chemosphere
[Elsevier]
日期:2022-03-01
卷期号:291: 133062-133062
被引量:12
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133062
摘要
Environmental contamination is a burning issue and has gained global attention in the present era. Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants affecting the natural environment worldwide owing to their extensive consumption particularly in developing countries where self-medication is a common practice. These pharmaceuticals or their degraded active metabolites enter water bodies via different channels and are continuous threat to the whole ecological system. There is a dire need to find efficient approaches for their removal from all environmental matrices. Photocatalysis is one of the most effective and simple approach, however, finding a suitable photocatalyst is a challenging task. Recently, MXenes (two-dimensional transition metal carbides/nitrides), a relatively new material has attracted increasing interest as photocatalysts due to their exceptional properties, such as large surface area, appreciable safety, huge interlayer spacing, thermal conductivity, and environmental flexibility. This review describes the recent advancements of MXene-based composites and their photocatalytic potential for the elimination of pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, present limitations and future research requirements are recommended to attain more benefits of MXene-based composites for the purification of wastewater.
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