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COMPOSITE MEMBRANES BASED ON MXene AND NANOCELLULOSE: PROPERTIES AND WATER PURIFICATION EFFICIENCY

Researchers reviewed composite membranes based on MXene and nanocellulose for water purification, evaluating their ability to remove heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. The membranes demonstrated high removal efficiency across contaminant types due to their large surface area and tunable charge properties.

2025 NNC RK Bulletin
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MXene-based materials for removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater– a review

This review examines the use of MXene-based materials for removing antibiotics and heavy metals from wastewater. Researchers found that MXene-based membranes, adsorbents, and photocatalysts show strong potential for water treatment due to their high electrical conductivity, thermal stability, and superior sorption capacity for hazardous contaminants.

2023 Water Resources and Industry 135 citations
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The power of MXene-based materials for emerging contaminant removal from water - A review

This review examines MXenes, a new class of two-dimensional materials being developed for water purification. These materials show strong potential for removing a range of pollutants from water, including microplastics, heavy metals, pharmaceutical residues, and PFAS (forever chemicals). Better water treatment technology like this could reduce human exposure to microplastics and other contaminants in drinking water.

2024 Desalination 46 citations
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MXene based nanoarchitectures for organic contaminants degradation under sonophotocatalytic environment: eco-friendly synthesis, catalytic attributes and recent advancements

This review covers MXene-based materials, a new class of nanocatalysts that can break down organic pollutants in water using combined sound and light energy. The technology shows promise for degrading contaminants including microplastics without creating secondary pollution. Better water treatment methods like these could help reduce human exposure to microplastics and other harmful substances in drinking water.

2025 RSC Advances 6 citations
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A comprehensive review on monitoring and purification of water through tunable 2D nanomaterials

This review examines how two-dimensional nanomaterials — including graphene, g-C3N4, MoS2, and MXene — can be used to monitor and remove heavy metals, organic pollutants, and other contaminants from water systems more efficiently than conventional methods.

2023 Brazilian Journal of Biology 11 citations
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A Critical Review on 2D Nanomaterials for Microplastic Remediation From Water: Current Progress and Challenges

This review summarizes how two-dimensional nanomaterials such as MXenes, graphene-based materials, and transition metal dichalcogenides can be used to remove microplastics from water. Researchers found these materials show significant promise for microplastic remediation through adsorption, photocatalysis, and membrane filtration due to their unique structural properties and chemical stability. The study outlines remaining challenges for scaling these technologies to industrial applications.

2026 ChemistrySelect
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9 Carbon composites in the mitigation of micro and nanoplastics

This review evaluates how carbon-based composite materials — including activated carbon and graphene derivatives — can be used to remove micro- and nanoplastics from water through adsorption, chemical binding, and photocatalytic degradation. Carbon composites show strong potential as versatile remediation tools, though scaling these technologies to real-world water treatment applications remains a key challenge.

2024 2 citations
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Two-Dimensional MXene as a Promising Adsorbent for Trihalomethanes Removal: A Density-Functional Theory Study

Researchers used density-functional theory to model how MXene nanomaterials could adsorb trihalomethanes, which are common carcinogenic byproducts of water chlorination. They found that the MXene-Cl variant showed the strongest binding affinity for these contaminants among the configurations tested. The study suggests that MXene-based materials could serve as promising adsorbents for removing harmful disinfection byproducts from treated drinking water.

2024 Nanomaterials 17 citations
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Developments in the Application of Nanomaterials for Water Treatment and Their Impact on the Environment

This review covers the application of nanomaterials for water treatment and remediation, evaluating how nanomaterial properties enable removal of pollutants including heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microplastics. It surveys the current state of research and discusses practical challenges for scaling up nanomaterial-based water treatment.

2020 Nanomaterials 196 citations
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Preparation of a novel reusable 2D-MXene with flower-like LDH composite for ultra-high adsorption of congo red and doxycycline: Stability and environmental application

Scientists created a new recyclable material combining MXene and layered double hydroxides that can remove over 98% of certain pollutants from wastewater. While this study focused on dye and antibiotic removal rather than microplastics directly, the same type of advanced filtration technology could be adapted to help remove micro- and nanoplastic contaminants from water supplies.

2025 Journal of Water Process Engineering 19 citations
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A Review on Cutting-Edge Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Composite Materials: Redefining Wastewater Remediation for a Cleaner and Sustainable World

This review examines how three-dimensional graphene-based composite materials can be used to remove pollutants like heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceutical residues from contaminated water. Researchers highlight the materials' large surface area and porous structure as key advantages for filtration, desalination, and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. The study also identifies particle size as an underexplored factor that could further improve water treatment performance.

2025 Journal of Composites Science 15 citations
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Next-Generation Water Treatment: Exploring the Potential of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites in Adsorption and Membrane Filtration

This review explores how nanocomposites made from natural biopolymers combined with materials like graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes can improve water treatment through better adsorption and membrane filtration. Researchers found these materials are effective at removing heavy metals, organic pollutants, and emerging contaminants from water. The study highlights biopolymer-based nanocomposites as a promising, more sustainable approach to addressing water scarcity and contamination challenges.

2023 Polymers 93 citations
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Carbon nanomaterials for co-removal of antibiotics and heavy metals from water systems: An overview

This review examines how carbon-based nanomaterials can simultaneously remove antibiotics and heavy metals from contaminated water. While the focus is on water treatment rather than human health directly, the study notes that microplastics in the environment can affect how well these cleanup methods work. The authors highlight that these advanced materials show strong potential but need further evaluation of their cost-effectiveness for real-world use.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 28 citations
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Current Status and Advancement of Nanomaterials within Polymeric Membranes for Water Purification

This review examines advances in nanomaterial-enhanced polymeric membranes for water purification, including the removal of contaminants like heavy metals, organic pollutants, and microplastics. Researchers highlight how integrating materials such as metal nanoparticles, nanofibers, and graphene oxide can improve membrane performance for filtering various waterborne pollutants. The study suggests these technologies hold promise for addressing growing challenges in water contamination.

2023 ACS Applied Nano Materials 34 citations
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MXenes as Emerging Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

This review covers MXenes, a family of two-dimensional materials with unique layered structures that show promise for energy and environmental applications. Researchers examined how MXenes can be synthesized and modified to enhance their properties for uses including photocatalysis, gas sensing, and water treatment. The materials' ability to be tuned through changes in composition and surface chemistry makes them potential candidates for addressing environmental contamination challenges.

2022 Molecules 181 citations
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Functional Nanohybrids and Nanocomposites Development for the Removal of Environmental Pollutants and Bioremediation

This review examined functional nanohybrid and nanocomposite materials developed for removing environmental pollutants including heavy metals, dyes, and microplastics from water, assessing synthesis approaches and removal mechanisms. Multifunctional nanomaterials combining adsorptive, photocatalytic, and magnetic properties were identified as the most promising candidates for sustainable water treatment.

2022 Molecules 74 citations
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The Future of Water Purification with Carbon and Graphene Quantum dots: a Comprehensive Review

This review examined traditional and advanced water purification technologies, with a focus on quantum dot-based systems incorporating carbon and graphene quantum dots for removing emerging contaminants including microplastics. The authors assessed the photocatalytic and adsorptive mechanisms that make quantum dots promising for next-generation water treatment.

2025 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
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Removing micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from water via novel composite adsorbents: A review

Researchers reviewed advances in composite materials — including carbon-based, magnetic, and metal-organic framework (MOF) materials — designed to adsorb and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water, finding that each type offers performance advantages over traditional adsorbents but also faces challenges around cost, scalability, and environmental safety. The review calls for future materials that are stable, sustainable, and practical for large-scale water treatment.

2025 Cleaner Water
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Carbon-based composites for removal of pharmaceutical components from water

This review examines how carbon-based materials — including activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, and graphene — effectively remove pharmaceutical pollutants from water, highlighting their promise for addressing drug contamination in aquatic environments.

2022 Journal of Composites and Compounds 5 citations
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Hierarchical MXene Hydrogel Evaporators with Self‐Regulating Water‐Thermal Management for High‐Efficiency Removal of Multipollutants via Solar‐Energy Utilization

Engineers designed a solar-powered water purification device using MXene nanomaterials that can remove up to 99% of microplastics from water while also filtering out heavy metals and killing bacteria. The device converts sunlight into heat to evaporate and purify contaminated water, and it remains effective even after exposure to extreme cold and UV aging. This technology could provide a low-cost way to produce clean drinking water in areas affected by microplastic pollution.

2025 Small 5 citations