Abstract
The scarcity of water makes it a necessity to improve the quality of industrial wastewater discharged into the environment. The sustainable solution is to recycle and reuse it. Water treatment can be done by physical, chemical, and biological means. In addition to the various traditional methods, nanomaterials, nanoadsorbents, nanomembranes, nanocatalysts, and advanced oxidation processes can be employed for disinfection of wastewater. These methods have been effective in removing toxins, while the hazardous nature of byproducts at the nanoscale is well known; thus, destruction of recalcitrant nanomaterials contaminants in industrial wastewater is a prime concern of researchers. The advanced oxidation process is a cost-effective method for treatment of industrial as well as contaminated groundwater. This process utilizes highly reactive hydroxyl radicals for complete mineralization of contaminants into CO2 and H2O. This chapter encompasses the toxicity of nanomaterials and their potential developments for accelerating the destruction of a wide range of recalcitrant nanomaterials toxicants in wastewater.
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