Exploring the potential of metal and metal oxide nanomaterials for sustainable water and wastewater treatment: A review of their antimicrobial properties

• Main Authors: Kamyab H., Chelliapan S., Hayder G., Yusuf M., Taheri M.M., Rezania S., Hasan M., Yadav K.K., Khorami M., Farajnezhad M., Nouri J.
• Other Authors: 55355146400
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2024
• Subjects: Antimicrobial agents; Metal oxide nanoparticles; Metallic nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Water and wastewater; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacteria; Copper; Gold; Metal Nanoparticles; Oxides; Silver; Wastewater; Water; Zinc Oxide; Copper oxides; II-VI semiconductors; Metal nanoparticles; Physicochemical properties; Silver compounds; Titanium oxides; Viruses; Wastewater reclamation; Wastewater treatment; Zinc oxide; copper oxide nanoparticle; gold nanoparticle; metal nanoparticle; metal oxide nanoparticle; silver nanoparticle; titanium dioxide nanoparticle; zinc oxide nanoparticle; antiinfective agent; colloidal silver; copper; cuprous oxide; gold; oxide; silver; titanium dioxide; water; zinc oxide; Anti-microbial properties; Antibacterials; Bacterial infections; Metal-oxide nanomaterial; Sustainable water; Titanium oxide nano-particles; Water and wastewater treatments; antimicrobial activity; inorganic compound; microbiology; nanomaterial; nanoparticle; nanotechnology; wastewater; wastewater treatment; absorption; antibacterial activity; Article; bacterial infection; bacterium; fungus; gastrointestinal tract; green chemistry; human; Malaysia; nanotoxicology; nonhuman; oxidative stress; pharmacokinetic parameters; physical chemistry; synthesis; toxicity testing; virus; waste water management; water treatment; chemistry
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are of particular interest as antimicrobial agents in water and wastewater treatment due to their broad suppressive range against bacteria, viruses, and fungi commonly found in these environments. This review explores the potential of different types of metallic NPs, inc...