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17.12 Adsorption by polypyrrole-agricultural/biological/
industrial-based nanocomposite adsorbents 480
17.13 Adsorption by polypyrrole-graphene-oxide/carbon-based
adsorbents 480
17.14 Adsorption by copolymer nanofiber adsorbents 484
17.15 Summary and future outlook 485
References 486

18 Polymer nanocomposite application in sorption processes
for removal of environmental contaminants 491
Haryanto, Mohammad Mansoob Khan
18.1 Introduction 491
18.2 Polymer nanocomposites 492
18.3 Conclusion and future prospects 498
References 498
Further reading 505

19 Hybrid materials based on polymer nanocomposites
for environmental applications 507
T.-P. Nguyen, S.-H. Yang
19.1 Introduction 507
19.2 Preparation and characterization of hybrid composites 508
19.3 Hybrid composites for environmental applications 522
19.4 Future prospective 541
19.5 Conclusion 542
References 543

20 Nanofibrous composite air filters 553
Y. Akgul, Y. Polat, E. Canbay, A. Demir, A. Kilic
20.1 Introduction 553
20.2 Nanofibrous air filters: Structure—process—property 553
20.3 Production methods of nanofibrous composite air filters 557
20.4 Conclusions and future perspectives 566
References 566

21 Polymer nanocomposites for water treatments 569
N.B. Singh, A.B.H. Susan
21.1 Introduction 569
21.2 Water pollutants 571
21.3 Methods of water purification 572
21.4 Nanocomposites 572
21.5 Polymer nanocomposites—Promising materials for
water treatment 573
21.6 Treatment of water 580
21.7 Photocatalytic degradation of contaminants 586