Environmental nanotechnology has developed rapidly over the past few decades due to the fast advancement of nanotechnology and nanomaterials (NMs). Due to their nanoscale size, NMs are receiving immense attention in research and development worldwide. Their nano size has led to better catalysis, high reactivity, and high adsorption capacity. In wastewater treatment, nanotechnology has significant potential to improve the performance and efficiency of water decontamination; more effectively, it provides a sustainable way to keep water supplies safe. Numerous studies have found that removing harmful components from wastewater by employing nanoparticles in conjunction with various treatment methods is effective. The purpose of the current investigation is to conduct a review of the envisioned applications of various NMs in the treatment of wastewater. These NMs include carbonaceous NMs, metal-containing nanoparticles, and nanocomposites, all of which will be reviewed and highlighted in depth.

Oxazine and thiazine heterocycles have distinctive interests due to their important class of natural and non-natural products and exhibit high biological activities in the pharmaceutical and biological fields. This work was planned to synthesize Schiff base of 1,3-oxazine and 1,3-thiazine derivative from 4-phenyl substituted chalcones. The structures of the newly synthesized targeted compounds were established from UV, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and DFT calculations. The molecular properties HOMO-LUMO energy, energy gap, softness and harness were calculated using DFT/B3LYP/6-311G (d,p) basis set. in vitro Antibacterial activities of Schiff bases of 1,3-oxazines and 1,3-thiazines derivatives were investigated against Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli) and compared with each other. It was found that thiazine derivatives showed higher activity.