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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Unveiling Fabrication and Environmental Remediation of MXene-Based Nanoarchitectures in Toxic Metals Removal from Wastewater: Strategy and Mechanism.

Yassmin Ibrahim, Amal Kassab, Kamel Eid, Aboubakr M Abdullah, Kenneth I Ozoemena, Ahmed Elzatahry

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Yassmin IbrahimCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
Amal KassabBiomedical and Biological Engineering Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada.
Kamel EidCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-5327-2497
Aboubakr M AbdullahCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-8406-9782
Kenneth I OzoemenaMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, P O Wits, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa.
Ahmed ElzatahryMaterials Science and Technology Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-7291-5723
Qatar University · QAMcGill University · CAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

Qatar University QUHI-CAS-19-20-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient approaches for toxic metal removal from wastewater have had transformative impacts to mitigating freshwater scarcity. Adsorption is among the most promising purification techniques due to its simplicity, low cost, and high removal efficiency at ambient conditions. MXene-based nanoarchitectures emerged as promising adsorbents in a plethora of toxic metal removal applications. This was due to the unique hydrophilicity, high surface area, activated metallic hydroxide sites, electron-richness, and massive adsorption capacity of MXene. Given the continual progress in the rational design of MXene nanostructures for water treatment, timely updates on this field are required that deeply emphasize toxic metal removal, including fabrication routes and characterization strategies of the merits, advantages, and limitations of MXenes for the adsorption of toxic metals (i.e., Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cr). This is in addition to the fundamentals and the adsorption mechanism tailored by the shape and composition of MXene based on some representative paradigms. Finally, the limitations of MXenes and their potential future research perspectives for wastewater treatment are also discussed. This review may trigger scientists to develop novel MXene-based nanoarchitectures with well-defined shapes, compositions, and physiochemical merits for efficient, practical removal of toxic metals from wastewater.

Indexed as

heavy metalsMXeneTi3C2 nanocompositestoxic metal removalwastewater treatment

Identifiers

PMID32375362
PMCPMC7279406
OpenAlexW3021985735

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