Abstract
Self-propelled micro/nanomotors are synthetic machines that can convert different sources of energy into motion; at the same time, they are able to serve innovative environmental applications, for example, water purification. The self-propelled micro and nanomachines can rapidly zoom through the solution, carrying catalytic surface or chemical to remove or degrade pollutants in a much faster fashion than that of static systems, which depend on diffusion and fluxes. This review highlights the recent progress of micro/nanomotors in water pollutant detection and pollutant removal applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 106-121 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 Jan 2 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the project Advanced Functional Nanorobots (reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15 003/0000444 financed by the EFRR).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Organic Chemistry