Porous and chelated nanostructured multifunctional materials: recoverable and reusable sorbents for extraction of metal ions and catalysts for diverse organic reactions

This review article gives an insight into recent developments in chelating agents modified nanostructures in metal extraction and catalysis. The ability of functionalization by anchoring specific functional groups on the surface of nanostructures makes it possible to synthesize different types of desired chelated nanostructures for their use as catalysts and metal ion scavengers. Keeping these aspects in outlook this review emphasizes mainly on the synthesis of chelating agent functionalized nanostructures and their applications in the field of metal ion extraction and catalysis. The review article provides comprehensive information about the work that has been done in the past 5 years in the field of metal ion extraction and catalysis using chelating agent modified nanoparticles.