Application of Carbon-Based
Nanomaterials for Removal
of Hydrocarbons
9
Avtar Singh, Jaspreet Singh Dhau, and Rajeev Kumar
Abstract
Monoaromatic hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, inorganic salts, particular matters are the
main forms of environmental pollution. Hydrocarbons (monoaromatic and
polyaromatic) are of special concerns because some of them are highly toxic
and persistent pollutants which threaten all life forms on earth. Main sources of
hydrocarbon contamination in environment are crude oil, petroleum-based
products, pesticides, or different harmful organic matters which are discharged
into the water bodies as effluents. Environmental researchers are continually
devoting their efforts to solve environmental concerns. Nanotechnology promises
a solution to challenges associated with environmental pollution caused by
modernization and advancement of technology. The last three decades have
seen a significant interest in carbon-based nanomaterials for their novel
applications across physics, chemistry, biotechnology, and engineering.
Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have shown unique physical and chemical
properties such as large surface area, high mechanical strength, high conductivity,
and stability. Carbon-based nanomaterials include mainly: fullerenes, carbon
nanotubes, graphene, and graphene derivatives. This chapter provides an overview of carbon-based nanomaterials research for their application to removing
A. Singh (*)
Clean Energy Research Center, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University
of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Department of Chemistry, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India
e-mail: avtarsingh@usf.edu
J. S. Dhau
Research and Development, MolekuleInc, Tampa, FL, USA
R. Kumar
Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
R. Kumar et al. (eds.), New Frontiers of Nanomaterials in Environmental Science,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9239-3_9
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Nanomaterials for Removal
of Hydrocarbons
9
Avtar Singh, Jaspreet Singh Dhau, and Rajeev Kumar
Abstract
Monoaromatic hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, inorganic salts, particular matters are the
main forms of environmental pollution. Hydrocarbons (monoaromatic and
polyaromatic) are of special concerns because some of them are highly toxic
and persistent pollutants which threaten all life forms on earth. Main sources of
hydrocarbon contamination in environment are crude oil, petroleum-based
products, pesticides, or different harmful organic matters which are discharged
into the water bodies as effluents. Environmental researchers are continually
devoting their efforts to solve environmental concerns. Nanotechnology promises
a solution to challenges associated with environmental pollution caused by
modernization and advancement of technology. The last three decades have
seen a significant interest in carbon-based nanomaterials for their novel
applications across physics, chemistry, biotechnology, and engineering.
Carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs) have shown unique physical and chemical
properties such as large surface area, high mechanical strength, high conductivity,
and stability. Carbon-based nanomaterials include mainly: fullerenes, carbon
nanotubes, graphene, and graphene derivatives. This chapter provides an overview of carbon-based nanomaterials research for their application to removing
A. Singh (*)
Clean Energy Research Center, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University
of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Department of Chemistry, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India
e-mail: avtarsingh@usf.edu
J. S. Dhau
Research and Development, MolekuleInc, Tampa, FL, USA
R. Kumar
Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
R. Kumar et al. (eds.), New Frontiers of Nanomaterials in Environmental Science,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9239-3_9
205