Carbon Allotropes and Composites

4Carbon Allotropes in Lead Removal

Shippi Dewangan¹, Amarpreet K. Bhatia^2* and Nishtha Vaidya³

¹ Department of Chemistry, SW Pukeshwar Singh Bhardiya Govt. College, Nikum, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

² Department of Chemistry, Bhilai Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai Nagar, Chhattisgarh, India

³ Department of Zoology, Bhilai Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Bhilai Nagar, Chhattisgarh, India

Abstract

By manipulating the size and structure of the materials at the nanoscale, nanotechnology is an advanced discipline of research that can address several environmental problems. Adsorbents made of carbon nanotubes have generated a lot of interest as prospective heavy metal removal sorbents. Due to their benign makeup, high area of surface, ease of biodegradation, and special utility in environmental cleanup, carbon nanoparticles are exceptional. Water contamination with lead is a serious issue that puts people’s health at risk. Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) are gaining attention as they posse’s specific physicochemical qualities because of that; they are used to treat heavy metals present in some concentrations in wastewater. Because of their high surface area, nanoscale size, and presence of different functionalities as well as the ease with which they can be chemically modified and recycled, carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), specifically carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene, and graphene oxide, have a specific property to treat lead-contaminated water. This chapter has examined recent developments in ...