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1 online resource (xxiii, 797 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Bimodal UV-assisted nano-TiO2 catalyst : crumb rubber device for treatment of contaminated water / Zaki Ahmad, Robina Farooq, Asad Ullah Khan, Natasha Hussain, and Ahmed Shafique -- 2. Hierarchical carbon and hydrogels for sensing, remediation in drinking water, and aquaculture drug delivery / Cesar A. Barbero, Rusbel Coneo Rodriguez, Rebeca Rivero, María V. Martinez, María A. Molina, Juan Balach, Mariano M. Bruno, Gabriel A. Planes, Diego F. Acevedo, Claudia R. Rivarola, and María Cristina Miras -- 3. Use of nanomaterials in water remediation by a subcritical water process / Guy Baret -- 4. Reduction of priority pollutants by nanoscale zerovalent iron in subsurface environments / Chun-Chi Lee, Hsing-Lung Lien, Shan-Chee Wu, Ruey-An Doong, and Chih-Cheng Chao -- 5. Nanotoxicity : aquatic organisms and ecosystems / Ashutosh Kumar, Rishi Shanker, and Alok Dhawan -- 6. SonoPhotoCatalytic cavitation (SPCC) in water treatment / Tony F. Diego, Curt Hallberg, and Maria Jose Lopez Tendero -- 7. Bilge and ballast water treatment using nanotechnology / Paul L. Edmiston -- 8. Nanoengineered organosilica materials for the treatment of produced water / Paul L. Edmiston, Stephen Jolly, and Stephen Spoonamore -- 9. Arsenic removal metrics that commercialized the drinking water market / Lisa M. Farmen -- 10. Commercialization of nano from water sensors to membranes / Brent Giles -- 11. Nano-photocatalytic materials for environmental applications / Hui Zhang and Liang-Hong Guo -- 12. Engineered polymers and organic-inorganic hybrids as antimicrobial materials for water disinfection / Divakara S.S.M. Uppu, Jiaul Hoque, and Jayanta Haldar -- 13. Key water treatment technologies and their use by several industrial segments and future potential for nanotechnology / Mike Henley |
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14. Iron-based magnetic nanomaterials in wastewater treatment / Zongshan Zhao, Jing Lan, Guoliang Li, and Guibin Jiang -- 15. Sustainable clean water : closing the cycle / Satish Vasu Kailas and Monto Mani -- 16. Thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes / Christopher J. Kurth and Bob Burk -- 17. Technological developments in water defluoridation / Nitin K. Labhsetwar, S. Jagtap Lunge, Amit K. Bansiwal, Pawan K. Labhasetwar, Sadhana S. Rayalu, and Satish R. Wate -- 18. Nanotechnology tunneling in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) : nano zerovalent iron for underground water remediation / Ali Marjowy and Rasool Lesan-Khosh -- 19. Engineered nanoscale materials for defluoridation of groundwater / Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal -- 20. Advances in nanostructured polymers and membranes for removal of heavy metals in water / Bhekie B. Mamba, Titus A.M. Msagati, J. Catherine Ngila, Stephen Musyoka, Derrick Dlamini, and Sabelo D. Mhlanga -- 21. Point-of-drinking water purification innovation : the water initiative / Eugene A. Fitzgerald, Thomas A. Langdo, Kevin M. McGovern, and Rick Renjilian -- 22. WaterHealth international : decentralized systems provide sustainable drinking water / Mahendra K. Misra and Sanjay Bhatnagar -- 23. Electrospun nanofibers in water purification / Sajini Vadukumpully, Shantikumar V. Nair, and A. Sreekumaran Nair -- 24. Light-activated nanotechnology for drinking water purification / Mark D. Owen and Tom Hawkins -- 25. Modified TiO2-based photocatalytic systems for the removal of emerging contaminants from water / Ligy Philip, Arya Vijayanandan, and Jaganathan Senthilnathan -- 26. Noble metal nanosystems for drinking water purification : from nanoparticles to clusters / Thalappil Pradeep and Megalamane Siddaramappa Bootharaju -- 27. Water desalination : emerging and existing technologies / Shaurya Prakash, Mark A. Shannon, and Karen Bellman |
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28. Challenges and opportunities for nanotechnology in the energy-water nexus / Shaurya Prakash and Karen Bellman -- 29. Nanotechnology in passive atmospheric water capture / Carlos Ángel Sánchez Recio, Zaki Ahmad, and Tony F. Diego -- 30. Evaluation of a zinc clinoptilolite (ZZ®) for drinking water treatment / Gerardo Rodríguez-Fuentes, Inocente Rodríguez Iznaga, Aurelio Boza, Anaisa Pérez, Bárbara Cedré, Laura Bravo-Fariñas, Aniran Ruiz, Anabel Fernández-Abreu, and Víctor Sende Odoardo -- 31. Phosphorous removal and recovery using nanotechnology / J. Richard Schorr, Suvankar Sengupta, Rao Revur, Richard Helferich, and Steve Safferman -- 32. Nanomaterials persuasive in long history of pursuing perchlorates / Suvankar Sengupta, J. Richard Schorr, Rao Revur, Tianmin Xie, and David E. Reisner -- 33. Stormwater runoff treatment using bioswales augmented with advanced nanoengineered materials / Hanbae Yang and Stephen Spoonamore -- 34. Graphene : applications in environmental remediation and sensing / Theruvakkattil Sreenivasan Sreeprasad -- 35. Quantitative high throughput assay for detection of biologically active endocrine disrupting chemicals in water / Diana A. Stavreva, Lyuba Varticovski, and Gordon L. Hager -- 36. Novel carbon-based nanoadsorbents for water purification / Nishith Verma and Ashutosh Sharma -- 37. Engineered nanomaterials for landfill leachate treatment in the humid tropics : the Sri Lankan perspective / Meththika Vithanage, S.S.R.M.D.H.R. Wijesekara, I.P.L. Jayarathna, Anuradha Prakash, Seema Sharma, and Ashok Kumar Ghosh -- 38. Al13 cluster nanoflocculants for remediation of dissolved organic compounds and colloidal particles in water / Dongsheng Wang, Hongxiao Tang, and Jiuhui Qu -- 39. GE water provides portfolio of nanotech membrane-based solutions / Ralph Exton |
| Summary |
"Nanotechnology is finding numerous uses in the water industry, including high surface area filtration media, membranes for desalination plants, and fundamental new methods for desalination. This book provides a comprehensive overview from a global perspective, the latest research, and developments in the use of nanotechnology for water purification and desalination methods. It demonstrates the role of nanotechnology in water treatment"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water -- Purification -- Materials
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Nanostructured materials -- Environmental aspects
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Nanofiltration.
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SCIENCE -- Physics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Nanofiltration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Reisner, David Evans, editor
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Pradeep, T., editor
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Acevedo, Diego F., contributor
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| ISBN |
9781466512252 |
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1466512253 |
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