BIONANOCOMPOSITES FOR REJUVENATION OF HEAVILY CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Treatment of air, land, and water is challenging for many engineers and scientists for environmental rejuvenation. A variety of methods have been explored for the removal of toxic materials. But the efficiency of these conventional methods is less. Among the different rejuvenation techniques, the adsorption process is used extensively due to its ease and low cost. After a successful search, bionanocomposites were found to be an effective and reliable environmental remediation tool. Bionanocomposites come under the class of advanced hybrid materials. They contain natural/synthetic degradable polymers along with nanomaterial. The nanocomposites play a significant role in wastewater treatment by removing contaminants such as dyes, organic compounds, and heavy metals. The attention toward bionanocomposites is owing to their physical and mechanical properties. This chapter focuses on cost-effective and efficient bionanocomposites for environmental rejuvenation.