Nanotechnology is an emerging technology that has drawn considerable interest from environmentalists. Numerous nano techniques identify Nanotechnology applications as having the potential for imperative advantages and innovation. This work offers a wide-overview of the main beliefs that strengthen s nanotechnology. We focus on the potential applications of nanotechnology for environmental protection and management by thoroughly reviewing past literature. To our understanding, this is an academic, peer-reviewed work to deliver a systematic review of nano-activities in the areas of environmental and climate protection. Our study has been systematically arranged into two different groups (1) Potential applications of nanotechnology in r environmental protection and (2) The best part of Nanotechnology that combats Climate Change. For each of these cases, our contribution is twofold: First, in identifying the technical ways by which nanotechnology can solve environmental risks, and secondly, in briefly presenting its potential advantages. The paper ends with deliberation of challenges and operational barriers that technology needs to overcome to prove its commercial viability and for being adopted for commercial use.

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