An emerging interdisciplinary knowledge which is inaugurating a new era of contribution to human welfare, nanotechnology is penetrating into commercial products available in global markets in general and the environment industry in particular. Research groups, authorities, organizations, and manufacturers all over the world endeavor to exploit the privileges of cutting-edge nanotechnology to improve a broad spectrum of resource management systems from water purification to environmental protection.
Comparison between Various Product Types and Nanomaterials Used in Products
▾| Water Filter | Water Membrane | Water Filtration Media | Water Purifier | Nanofiltration Plant | Water Cooler | Reverse Osmosis | Water Dispenser | Water Treatment System | flocculent | Water treatment electrode | Water Retention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 20 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porous Materials | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Organoclay | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silicon dioxide | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titanium dioxide | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carbon nanotube | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carbon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphene | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zinc oxide | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Membrane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeolite | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Porous Alumina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polypropylene | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphene oxide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zinc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titanium dioxide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graphite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zirconium dioxide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| γ-Aluminium oxide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silicon dioxide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polytetrafluoroethylene | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
