Affiliation:
1. aGraduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan
2. bDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan
3. bDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan dshyu@mail.npust.edu.tw
Abstract
Various harmful substances cause environmental pollution, leading to groundwater, ocean, soil, and air pollution, which has become severe due to industrial development. Environmental restoration methods conventionally include physical, chemical, and biological methods, but these may not be a green and environmentally friendly approach. Due to their efficient adsorptive properties, nanomaterials help remove harmful substances such as chemical dyes, total petroleum hydrocarbons, and other industrial wastes harmful to the environment. Nanobioremediation, nanobiological restoration, is an emerging biological method for decomposition, absorption, filtration, leaching, mineralization, accumulation, and transformation of detrimental substances in the environment. The utilization of green synthetic nanomaterials can also reduce the environmental burden, which is a potential and promising method for environmental restoration to achieve the goals of ecological conservation and sustainable development.
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry