CONTENTS
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Preface
1. Removal of fluoride in water using amorphous nano metal oxides
Joseph Govha, T. Bala Narsaiah, and CH. Shilpa Chakra
2. Biological nitrification in a batch gas–liquid–solid bioreactor
P. B. N. Lakshmi Devi and Y. Pydi Setty
3. Ultrasound assisted formation of stable emulsion and its applications as liquid emulsion membrane in wastewater treatment
Zar Zar Nwe, S. Srinu Naik, Shirish H. Sonawane, and Y. Pydi Setty
4. Wastewater treatment by inverse fluidization technology
Abanti Sahoo
5. Removal of PB2+ from Water using Silica Nano Spheres Synthesized on CACO3 as a Template: Adsorption Kinetics
Milton Manyangadze, J. Govha, T. Bala Narsaiah, CH. Shilpa Chakra, and P. Akhila Swanthanthra
6. A study on adsorption kinetics of azadirachta indica (neem) and ficus religiosa (pipal) for removal of fluoride from drinking water
M. Jaipal and P. Dinesh Sankar Reddy
7. Adsorption studies on removal of cadmium (ii) From aqueous solution
P. Akhila Swanthanthra, S. Nawaz Bahamani, Bhavana, and P. Rajesh Kumar
8. Hydrodyanamic cavitation for distillery wastewater treatment: A Review
Dipak K. Chandre, Chandrakant R. Holkar, Ananda J. Jadhav, Dipak V. Pinjari, and Aniruddha B. Pandit
9. Microwave- and ultrasound-assisted surfactant treated adsorbent for the efficient removal of emulsified oil from wastewater
P. Augusta, P. Kalaichelvi, K. N. Sheeba, and A. Arunagiri
10. External Mass Transfer Studies On Adsorption Of Methylene Blue On Psidium Guava Leaves Powder
R. W. Gaikwad, S. L. Bhagat, and A. R. Warade
11. The Role of TiO2 Nanoparticles On Mixed Matrix Cellulose Acetate Asymmetric Membranes
Shirish H. Sonawane, Antonine Terrien, Ana Sofia Figueiredo,, M. Clara Gonçalves, and Maria Norberta De Pinho,
12. A Study On Performance Evaluation Of Tertiary Dye Mixture Degradation By Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Process
Bhaskar Bethi and Shirish H. Sonawane
Index
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
P. Augusta
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Arunagiri
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Nawaz Bahamani
Student M.Tech, Chemical Engineering, SV University, Tirupati, A.P., India
Bhaskar Bethi
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal – 506004, Telangana State, India
S. L. Bhagat
Department of Chemical Engineering, Pravara Rural Engineering College, Loni – 413736, Ahmednagar, (MS), India
Bhavana
Student M.Tech, Chemical Engineering, SV University, Tirupati, A.P., India
Ch. Shilpa Chakra
Assistant Professor, Centre for Nano Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, JNTUH, Telangana State, India
Dipak K. Chandre
Department of Chemical Engineering, SVIT, Chincholi, Sinnar, Nashik – 422103, India, Tel.: +919423068528, E-mail:
[email protected] P. B. N. Lakshmi Devi
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal – 506004, Tel: +91-870-2462611; Fax: +91-870-2459547
Ana Sofia Figueiredo
CEFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Departamental Area of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
R. W. Gaikwad
Department of Chemical Engineering, Pravara Rural Engineering College, Loni – 413736, Ahmednagar, (MS), India, E-mail:
[email protected] M. Clara Gonçalves
Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, E-mail:
[email protected] Joseph Govha
Lecturer, Harare Institute of Technology, Chemical and Process Systems Engineering Department, Harare, Zimbabwe
Chandrakant R. Holkar
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai – 400019, India, Tel.: +919975274304, E-mail:
[email protected] Ananda J. Jadhav
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) Mumbai – 400019, India, Tel.: +918928530865, E-mail:
[email protected] M. Jaipal
Department of Chemical Engineering, JNTUA College of Engineering, Anantapuramu – 515002, Andhra Pradesh, India
P. Kalaichelvi
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, Tel. +91 431 2503110; Fax: +91 431 2500133; E-mail:
[email protected] P. Rajesh Kumar
Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Warangal, Telangana, India
Milton Manyangadze
Lecturer, Harare Institute of Technology, Chemical and Process Systems Engineering Department, Harare, Zimbabwe, Mobile: +263 775 691 485, E-mail: many...