Abstract
With the advent of civilization and industrialization, the contamination of natural resources like hydrosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere has been inevitable over the last few decades. Hence, the development of “green” methods in order to minimize the hazardous aftereffects of the chemically synthesized products on the environment has been the primary goal of researchers. This environmentally benign approach in the synthesis of nanocomposite materials has been widely speculated to reduce or degrade the harmful pollutants persisting in the environment, thereby consuming lesser energy and minimizing the formation of side products. Utilization of biomass wastes, natural plant extracts, microbiological materials, etc., has also been reported for effective synthesis of hybrid nanocomposite materials. It has been found that the basic phytochemicals extracted from various parts of the plants could serve as reducing, capping, and stabilizing agents and have gained a wide range of interest so far. This chapter focuses to provide comprehensive detail about the recent development of nanomaterials by a plant-mediated greener approach. Furthermore, the physicochemical behavior and the applicability of the hybrid nanomaterial toward wastewater remediation will be interpreted. The effective degradation of the organic pollutants utilizing the hybrid nanocomposite shall serve as the primary theme of the corresponding chapter. The challenges, limitations, and future prospects of green synthesis of hybrid nanocomposites will also be highlighted.
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Choudhury, S., Aparajita, P., Hota, G. (2023). Green Synthesis of Hybrid Nanostructure for Wastewater Remediation by Photocatalytic Degradation. In: Shanker, U., Hussain, C.M., Rani, M. (eds) Handbook of Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16101-8_99
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