Nanotechnologyand reduction in air pollutionEmissions

The issue of environmental pollution has become a significant issue in today’s world. Environmental pollution, mainly caused by toxicantsm, includes air, water, and soil pollution. The results of this contamination are not only destroying biodiversity, but also endanger human health. Nanotechnology offers many advantages to improve existing environmental technologies and creates new technology that is better than current technology. In this sense, nanotechnology has three main capabilities that can be applied in the fields of environment, including the cleanup (remediation) and purification, the detection of contaminants (sensing and detection), and the pollution prevention.
Advances in nano-scale science and engineering showed that many of the current problems involving air quality can be solved. This article gives an overview of application of nano materials in air purification. We highlight recent advances on the development of novel nano-scale materials and processes for reducing emissions.