ABSTRACT

With its many interesting physicochemical properties, carbon continues to attract the attention of scientists and engineers alike. Consequently, it is the most cited element in the scientic literature. If you search for “carbon” on the webpage of any scientic journal that publishes reports on materials, the chance that the search will hit the page limit is signicantly high. Therefore, in the context of wastewater treatment, it is not surprising that although the utility of carbon in its allotropic form of charcoal was recognized many years ago, dating back to the prehistoric era, it remains the core material of modern water lters. In recent times, with nanotechnology applied to the many facets of environmental remediation, either in process intensication or product development, several groups are on the forefront of developing novel carbon-based nanoadsorbents for water purication.