Editorial for the Special Issue on ‘Application and Behavior of Nanomaterials in Water Treatment’

The simultaneous population explosion and the growing lack of clean water today requires disruptively innovative solutions in water remediation. The last decade has witnessed the emergence of various nanomaterials capable of bridging the gap between the demand for and supply of clean water. Accelerated research on finding suitable nanomaterials in water treatment is therefore fueled by the need of the hour. The main asset of nanomaterials is their highly specific surfaces due to their size reduction, which in turn promotes enhanced catalytic activity, subsequently bringing about a more efficient degradation of dyes and organic pollutants. Nanomaterials such as oxide nanoparticles, nanocarbons, doubled layered hydroxides, and other nanosorbents offer enormous advantages in heavy metal capture and extraction from aqueous media