Environmental Monitoring by Removing Air Pollutants Using Nanocomposites Materials

Abstract

This chapter provides an outline of the submission of nanocomposites in ecological monitoring. For the effective removal of biological pollutants and contaminants, nanocomposites propose the potential in ecological remediation. Nanomaterials use for the recognition and elimination of polluted chemicals (heavy metals, manganese, arsenic, nitrate, iron, etc.), organic pollutants (aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons), gases (CO, NOx, SO2, etc.), and biological substances, for example, antibiotics, parasites, bacteria, and viruses, as catalysts and adsorbents in several morphologies/shapes, i.e., nanotubes, NPs, nanofibers, nanowires, etc. In contrast to other conventional techniques, nanomaterials display improved performance in environmental remediation because of their associated high reactivity, and surface-to-volume ratio (surface area). This chapter focuses on the development of novel nanoscale materials and their current advances and methods for the monitoring of air quality polluted by toxic gases, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), radionuclides, inorganic and organic solutes, viruses, and bacteria. For the handling or monitoring of contaminants and toxins, current advances in the submission of nanocomposite materials are likewise deliberated. Future prospects and research trends are fleetingly deliberated.