Environmental applications of silver nanoparticles: state-of-the-art review and emerging trends

• Soni Prajapati,
• Akash Kumar and
• Ranjana Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2026, 17, 697–736, doi:10.3762/bjnano.17.49

• the responsible, scalable application of AgNP-based technologies to address contemporary environmental challenges. Keywords: AgNPs; air application; environmental pollutants; soil applications; synthesis; water application; Review 1 Introduction Environmental pollution has intensified globally due

• surface methodology is also helpful in optimizing experimental parameters and AgNP preparation by minimising the number of trials and errors [70]. 3 Environmental application of silver nanoparticles Silver nanoparticles possess inherent properties that can be utilised for air, water and soil applications