Next-generation remediation tools: A review on cyclodextrin-based nanocomposites

Water contamination has attracted considerable attention due to its potentially devastating consequences on human health and the environment. Therefore, cutting-edge remediation technology development becomes a crucial environmental concern. A wide variety of techniques, such as adsorption, ion exchange, electrolysis, membrane process, reverse osmosis, and coagulation, have been used to remove hazardous heavy-metal-ions, organic contaminants, and dyes from water. Adsorptive confiscation of water toxicants based on functionalized polymers, biopolymers and metal organic frameworks is the key to wastewater treatment. Functionalization of these materials aim at three major objectives: (i) enhancing adsorption capacities of the material, (ii) improve selectivity towards desired pollutant, (iii) recyclability and reusability of material in multiple cycles. Recent literature has revealed that the cyclodextrin-derived nanocomposites have been identified as the most promising adsorbents for the removal of contaminants among the different conventional adsorbing materials. The structural and functional composition of cyclodextrin has shown a potential to meet all the three objectives making it a promising material in native form as well as modified forms for water detoxification. This article presents anup-to-date compilation of recent advances in the synthesis and study of adsorbents based on Cyclodextrin nanocomposites for the remediation of a wide range of contaminants. This review has been primarily focused onheavy-metal-ions, organic pollutants and dyes removal studies. Finally, this review may serve as a springboard for further study and provide insight into potential future developments and obstacles concerning Cyclodextrin nanocomposites in the role of adsorbents.