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Applications of nanotechnology in water and wastewater treatment

Xiaolei Qu, +2 more
- 01 Aug 2013 - 
- Vol. 47, Iss: 12, pp 3931-3946
TLDR
Recent development in nanotechnology for water and wastewater treatment is reviewed, covering candidate nanomaterials, properties and mechanisms that enable the applications, advantages and limitations as compared to existing processes, and barriers and research needs for commercialization.
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This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2013-08-01. It has received 1744 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Integrated water resources management & Applications of nanotechnology.

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