Nanomaterials for the Detection and Removal of Wastewater Pollutants

Shows how nanotechnology is playing a crucial role in detecting and removing contaminants in wastewater

Barbara Bonelli (Edited by), Francesca S. Freyria (Edited by), Ilenia Rossetti (Edited by), Rajandrea Sethi (Edited by)

9780128184899

Paperback, published 12 June 2020

480 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3 cm, 0.97 kg

Nanomaterials for the Detection and Removal of Wastewater Pollutants assesses the role of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in improving both the detection and removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater that originates from municipal and industrial plants. The book covers how nanotechnology is being used to remove common contaminants, including dyes, chlorinated solvents, nitrites/nitrates, and emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products and pesticides. Sections cover nanofiltration, adsorption and remediation. Nanomaterial immobilization recovery is also addressed, along with the quantification of heat/mass transport limitations, sizing aspects and transport phenomena. Finally, regulatory aspects regarding contaminants and nanoparticles in the environment are covered.

1. Nano-enabled technologies for wastewater remediation
2. Common wastewater contaminants versus emerging ones: an overview
3. Detection methods of wastewater contaminants: state of the art and role of nanotechnology
4. Detection and removal of biological contaminants in water: the role of nanotechnology
5. Nanomaterials for the efficient abatement of wastewater contaminants by means of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration
6. Advanced nanomaterials for ultrafiltration membranes application
7. Adsorption processes for the removal of contaminants from wastewater: the perspective role of nanomaterials and nanotechnology
8. Advanced nanomaterials for the removal of heavy metals from groundwater
9. Metaleorganic frameworks for water purification
10. Heterogeneous photocatalysis: how doping with nitrogen can improve the performance of semiconductor nanoparticles under visible light irradiation
11. Heterogeneous photo-Fenton reaction and its enhancement upon addition of chelating agents
12. Actual mineralization versus partial degradation of wastewater contaminants
13. A review of transport of nanoparticles in porous media: from pore- to macroscale using computational methods
14. Ecosafe nanomaterials for environmental remediation
15. Matching nanotechnologies with reactor scale-up and industrial exploitation

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]