the problem of water pollution turns more and more serious
and it is one of the hottest research projects in the field of the wastewater treatment to search for the new technologies with the characteristics of high efficiency
low cost and nontoxicity.Straw materials are a type of crop wastes
which are rich in various natural polymer materials
such as cellulose and lignin.Furthermore
the resources of straw materials are not only abundant in nature
but renewable.However
until now
the usual treatment for the excess straws is still incineration
which is not only destruction of the atmospheric environment
but waste of resources .Undoubtedly
it is practical significance and economic value to apply the modified straw materials in wastewater treatment.In this paper
the modification methods for straw and their applications in wastewater treatment have been reviewed in detail .