Magnetite Carbon Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation

Environmental concerns like water and soil pollution have affected the health of entire ecosystem. This situation is getting even worse as the burden on limited resources is increasing by leaps and bounds. Continuous rise in population is forcing more pollutants in the environment to meet their demands. Removal of these pollutants through eco-friendly methods have become the centre of attention now. Nanomaterials have been applied to remediate polluted water and soil as they possess high surface area for adsorption and sensing of the various toxic pollutants. This chapter gives a precise review of the research work for environmental remediation using magnetite carbon nanomaterials. Magnetite carbon nanomaterials have represented themselves as an efficient alternative for the treatment of both inorganic and organic pollutants. It also includes information about the various techniques being employed for the remediation process of various toxic metal ions and dyes. Further optimized parameters such as pH, temperature, contact time and capacity are also discussed which is essential for effective treatment of pollutants, and their applications in different real samples are briefly discussed.