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Table 22.1

Various biofunctionalized nanomaterials used for bioremediation.

Functionalized material^a)

Nanoparticle (NP)

Pollutant

References

Polymer

Rosin amidoxime

Magnetic NP

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

[14]

Chitosan

Magnetic NP

Metallic

[15]

Polystyrene-block-polyacrylic

acid

Carbon NP

Crude and refined

petroleum

[16]

1,7-Octadiene

Silica NP

Aromatic

hydrocarbon

[17]

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Magnetic NP

Aromatic

hydrocarbon

[17]

Cell wall of Alcanivorax

borkumensis

Altered

polyelectrolyte and

magnetic NP

Oil spills

[18]

Chitosan/glass

TiO2

Methyl orange

[19]

Natural rubber

TiO2

Reactive red 4

[20]

Cellulose acetate

TiO2

Methylene blue

[21, 22]

Chitosan

Iron

Arsenic

[23]

Surfactant

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium

chloride (HDTMA-Cl), and

N-cetylpyridinium bromide

(CPB)

Zeolite

Aromatic

hydrocarbon

[24]

Cetyltrimethylammonium

bromide (CTAB)

Silica and magnetic

NP

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

[25]

Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin

or native β-cyclodextrin

Mesoporous silica

NP

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

[26]

Nucleic acid

Double-stranded RNA

Nanosheet

protectants

Fungicides

[27, 28]

DNA

Magnetic NP

Understanding

horizontal gene

transfer effects on

bacteria involved in

remediation

[29]

Proteins and peptides

Sodium tetrachloropalladate(II)

Pd nanocrystals

Transition metal

[30]

Hemoglobin

Silica

Polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons

[31]

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