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Removal of Air Pollutants Using Graphene Nanocomposite

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Environmental Remediation Through Carbon Based Nano Composites

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Abstract

Currently, environmental pollution becomes a global issue because of rapid industrial and socioeconomic development in developing countries. The quality of air is determined by many factors like temperature, humidity, and the concentration of the pollutants. These factors affect the quality of the air and continuously contaminate the fresh air. Wastewater treatment is also an urgent need to regulate the air pollution present in the environment. In the present studies, graphene, composite, nanofibers, and adsorbents are trending for remediation of water pollutants found in water. At the same time, researchers tried to control air pollution by using the same materials. In this chapter, we mainly focus on the air pollution and their respective pollutants as, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide SO2, particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), lead, and the volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These are the main constituents of air pollution. Several filters and ion-based composites, hybrids functionalization, and synthesis methodologies are using toward keeping the indoor and outdoor air quality.

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Abbreviations

ACFs:

Activated carbon fiber

rGO:

Reduced graphene oxide

GF-ASS:

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy

GQDs:

Graphene quantum dots

MWCNT:

Multiwalled carbon nanotube

PMS:

Peroxymonosulfate

HM:

Hydrated manganese oxide

PS:

Polystyrene

PAN:

Polyacrylonitrile

IMA-rGO:

Ion-mediated assembled reduced graphene oxide

MSp@SiO2NH2:

3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane functionalized magnetic sporopollenin

HEPA:

High-efficiency particulate air filters

SCR:

Selective catalytic reduction

MDEA:

Methyl diethanolamine

SOA:

Secondary organic aerosol

SPR:

Surface plasmon resonance

ACI:

Activated carbon injection

WFGD:

Wet flue gas desulfurization

MDEA:

Methyl diethanolamine

BGCs:

Bismuth oxybromide and graphene nanocomposite

NBOC/GQDs:

N-doped Bi2O2CO3/graphene quantum dots composite.

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Nehra, S., Sharma, R., Kumar, D. (2021). Removal of Air Pollutants Using Graphene Nanocomposite. In: Jawaid, M., Ahmad, A., Ismail, N., Rafatullah, M. (eds) Environmental Remediation Through Carbon Based Nano Composites. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6699-8_13

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