Review Article

The Ecogeographical Impact of Air Pollution in the Azerbaijan Cities: Possible Plant/Synthetic-Based Nanomaterial Solutions

Table 1

Various Nanomaterial based solutions are based on the target and mechanism against air pollution.

Type of nanomaterialPlant-based or syntheticTarget pollutantMechanismReference

APTES-functionalized MWCNTssyntheticCO2Treatment (adsorption)[73]
APTES and pristine-modified CNTssyntheticCO2Treatment (adsorption)[75]
SWNTs and MWNTs)syntheticH2S and SO2Treatment (adsorption)[108]
Si-doped and Boron-doped SWCNTssyntheticCO2 and CH3OHTreatment (adsorption)[76]
Graphene oxide (GO)/nanocompositessyntheticCO2, NH3, SO2, H2S, and N2Treatment (adsorption)[77, 78]
ZnO NPssyntheticH2STreatment (adsorption)[79]
ZnO NPssyntheticCO2Treatment (adsorption)[80]
ZnO NPsplantmethylene blueTreatment (photocatalytic Degradation)[109]
Nano iron OxidesyntheticSO2Treatment (adsorption)[83]
TiO2/reduced graphenesyntheticHCHOTreatment (Degradation by Nanocatalysis)[88]
Silicate- TiO2syntheticHCHOTreatment (Degradation by Nanocatalysis)[89]
cerium oxide NPs using the extract of Jatropha curcas plantPlant-basedacetaldehydeTreatment (Degradation by Nanocatalysis)[93]
CNTssyntheticHC, NOx, CO2, and COProtection (filtering)[99]
Polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofiber membranesyntheticformaldehydeProtection (filtering)[97]
Multifunctional metal-organic framework and
CNT-modified filter
syntheticultrafine dust, SO2, NOx, and H2SProtection (filtering)[100]
Gelatin based nanofibersGreen synthesisHCHO, CO, PMProtection (filtering)[101]
Graphene–SnO2 NanocompositessyntheticNO2Protection (sensor)[104]
Cu nanoparticle SWCNTssyntheticH2SProtection (sensor)[106]
Palladium-Doped Tin OxidesyntheticCOProtection (sensor)[107]