With the development of society and the continuous improvement of economic activities, environmental problems have become increasingly serious, posing great threats to human society and ecological systems. Mineral functional materials have been widely applied in environmental remediation owing to their high stability, abundant reserves, low cost, low toxicity, easy recovery, and excellent treatment performance. This review focuses on the applications of mineral functional materials in wastewater remediation, air pollution control, and soil remediation. The recent progress in the removal of dyes, heavy metal ions, nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients, gaseous pollutants, soil heavy metals, and organic pollutants is systematically summarized. Finally, the future opportunities, challenges, and development directions of mineral functional environmental materials are discussed.

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Applications of Functional Mineral Materials in Wastewater Remediation

2.1 Functional Mineral Materials for Dye Removal

2.1.1 Adsorptive Removal of Dyes by Functional Mineral Materials

2.1.2 Catalytic Degradation of Dyes by Functional Mineral Materials

2.2 Functional Mineral Materials for Heavy Metal Ion Removal

2.2.1 Adsorptive Removal of Heavy Metal Ions by Functional Mineral Materials

2.2.2 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions by Mineral-Based Membranes

2.3 Functional Mineral Materials for Nutrient Removal, Including Nitrogen and Phosphorus

3 Applications of Functional Mineral Materials in Air Pollution Control

3.1 Functional Mineral Materials for Industrial Flue Gas Treatment

3.2 Functional Mineral Materials for Urban Air Quality Management

3.3 Functional Mineral Materials for Indoor Air Pollution Control

4 Applications of Functional Mineral Materials in Soil Remediation

4.1 Functional Mineral Materials for Heavy Metal Passivation in Contaminated Soils

4.2 Functional Mineral Materials for Organic Pollutant Remediation in Soils

5 Conclusion and outlook