title: Polymer functionalized nanocomposites for metals removal from water and wastewater: An overview.
abstract: Pollution by metal and metalloid ions is one of the most widespread environmental concerns. They are non-biodegradable, and, generally, present high water solubility facilitating their environmental mobilisation interacting with abiotic and biotic components such as adsorption onto natural colloids or even accumulation by living organisms, thus, threatening human health and ecosystems. Therefore, there is a high demand for effective removal treatments of heavy metals, making the application of adsorption materials such as polymer-functionalized nanocomposites (PFNCs), increasingly attractive. PFNCs retain the inherent remarkable surface properties of nanoparticles, while the polymeric support materials provide high stability and processability. These nanoparticle-matrix materials are of great interest for metals and metalloids removal thanks to the functional groups of the polymeric matrixes that provide specific bindings to target pollutants. This review discusses PFNCs synthesis, characterization and performance in adsorption processes as well as the potential environmental risks and perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy; Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Claudio 21, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giusy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lofrano
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carotenuto
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Cà Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino 155, 30172, Mestre-Venezia, Italy. Electronic address: giovanni.libralato@unive.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Libralato
authors.affiliation: Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université; Paris Diderot, UMR CNRS 7154, 75238 Paris Cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Rute F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Domingos
authors.affiliation: Deltares, PO Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arjen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markus
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technology, University of Salento Prov.le Lecce-Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dini
authors.affiliation: Environmental Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, India.
authors.forename: Ravindra Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baldantoni
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria, Via Antonio Scarpa 14/16, 00161 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry & Sustainability Research Group, Department of Chemistry, JECRC University, Jaipur 303905, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Environmental Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh Chandra
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Claudio 21, 80127 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giugni
authors.affiliation: Corlu Engineering Faculty, Environmental Engineering Department, Namık Kemal University, Corlu 59860, Tekirdag, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sureyya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meric
mesh_terms: D008670:Metals / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D011108:Polymers; D062065:Wastewater; D014867:Water; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Metal; Metalloid; Nanoparticles; Polymer functionalized nano-composites; Removal efficiency; Toxicity