{"title":"Recent progress of applications of electrospun nanofibrous membranes in environmental remediation","authors":"Xinmeng Xu, Xinyu Li, Lexin Zhang, Zhiwei Liu, Lili Gao, Tifeng Jiao","doi":"10.1016/j.jece.2024.114624","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental pollution has become a pressing issue in today's world. With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, a large number of harmful gases and solid wastes are discharged into the atmosphere, water and soil, resulting in a sharp decline in environmental quality. Nanofibrous materials have attracted much attention due to their excellent physicochemical properties, controllable release and environmental friendliness. As a new type of nanomaterial, nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) has shown great potential in environmental treatment. Among numerous methods for the preparation of NFMs, electrospinning is a green technology. The NFMs obtained by this technique have the advantages of adjustable morphology, high specific surface area and controllable pore structure, which can provide more active centers for the adsorption of pollutants from water and the atmosphere. Based on a brief introduction of the principle of electrospinning, this paper focuses on the application of electrospun NFMs in environmental remediation, including the adsorption of organic dyes, adsorption of heavy metal ions, adsorption of antibiotics and other drugs, elimination of bacteria, air purification and so on. Meanwhile, the challenges of electrospun NFMs in the field of environmental remediation are analyzed, and their future development direction is discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15759,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering","volume":"12 6","pages":"Article 114624"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343724027568","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Environmental pollution has become a pressing issue in today's world. With the acceleration of industrialization and urbanization, a large number of harmful gases and solid wastes are discharged into the atmosphere, water and soil, resulting in a sharp decline in environmental quality. Nanofibrous materials have attracted much attention due to their excellent physicochemical properties, controllable release and environmental friendliness. As a new type of nanomaterial, nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) has shown great potential in environmental treatment. Among numerous methods for the preparation of NFMs, electrospinning is a green technology. The NFMs obtained by this technique have the advantages of adjustable morphology, high specific surface area and controllable pore structure, which can provide more active centers for the adsorption of pollutants from water and the atmosphere. Based on a brief introduction of the principle of electrospinning, this paper focuses on the application of electrospun NFMs in environmental remediation, including the adsorption of organic dyes, adsorption of heavy metal ions, adsorption of antibiotics and other drugs, elimination of bacteria, air purification and so on. Meanwhile, the challenges of electrospun NFMs in the field of environmental remediation are analyzed, and their future development direction is discussed.
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The Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE) serves as a platform for the dissemination of original and innovative research focusing on the advancement of environmentally-friendly, sustainable technologies. JECE emphasizes the transition towards a carbon-neutral circular economy and a self-sufficient bio-based economy. Topics covered include soil, water, wastewater, and air decontamination; pollution monitoring, prevention, and control; advanced analytics, sensors, impact and risk assessment methodologies in environmental chemical engineering; resource recovery (water, nutrients, materials, energy); industrial ecology; valorization of waste streams; waste management (including e-waste); climate-water-energy-food nexus; novel materials for environmental, chemical, and energy applications; sustainability and environmental safety; water digitalization, water data science, and machine learning; process integration and intensification; recent developments in green chemistry for synthesis, catalysis, and energy; and original research on contaminants of emerging concern, persistent chemicals, and priority substances, including microplastics, nanoplastics, nanomaterials, micropollutants, antimicrobial resistance genes, and emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, parasites) of environmental significance.