The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protection

Monzer Fanun

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9780444632838
• eBook ISBN: 9780444632845
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science

The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protection describes the importance of colloids in many applications that contribute to environmental protection, including drinking water and wastewater treatment, heavy metal remediation, treatment of radioactive materials, corrosion, and energy conversion. Knowledge of the physical and chemical composition of colloids is important to understand and accurately model the relevant processes. The book familiarizes the reader with the technological features of the application of colloids in environmental protection, and provides chemical engineers, researchers, and scientists in academic and corporate communities with the latest developments in this field. Each chapter covers the whole spectrum of the relevant science, from the fundamentals to applications.- Provides the applied technological features of colloids in environmental protection- Gives insight into the use of bio-solid colloids as contaminant carriers- Covers the natural occurrence of biosurfactants in the environment and their applications- Provides information on the use of nanoparticles for environmental applications- Chapters written by recognized and respected experts in the field from all over the world

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Biosolid Colloids as Environmental Contaminant Carriers
• Chapter 2. Influence of Natural Organic Matter on Contaminant Removal by Permeable Reactive Barrier
• Chapter 3. Role of Microbial Surface-Active Compounds in Environmental Protection
• Chapter 4. Review on the Utilization of Low-cost Substrates to Obtain Metabolites for Protection of the Environment
• Chapter 5. Use of Cloud Point Extraction with Ethoxylated Surfactants for Organic Pollution Removal
• Chapter 6. Adsorption of Synthetic Surfactants from Aqueous Solutions on Natural Adsorbents
• Chapter 7. Co-Contaminant-Aided Removal of Organics from Produced Water Using Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration
• Chapter 8. Heavy Metals Uptake from Aqueous Effluents by Novel Adsorbent Derived from Tannin Extracts
• Chapter 9. The Contribution of the Coagulation Process in Controlling Microbial Risk and Disinfection By-products Formation in Drinking Water
• Chapter 10. Coagulation–Flocculation Method for the Treatment of Pulp and Paper Mill Wastewater
• Chapter 11. Arsenic Removal from Water by the Coagulation Process
• Chapter 12. Optimization and Modeling of Decolorization and COD Reduction of Reactive Dye Solutions by Coagulation Processes with SIWW’s Coagulant
• Chapter 13. Modified and Nonmodified TiO2 Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications
• Chapter 14. Groundwater Purification and Soil Remediation Using Carbon Colloids
• Chapter 15. Quebracho colorado
• Chapter 16. Biosorption of Uranium and Thorium by Biopolymers
• Chapter 17. Colloid-Mediated Transport and the Fate of Contaminants in Soils
• Chapter 18. Micellar Solutions to Recover Diesel in Sand
• Chapter 19. Recent Advances on the Use of Surfactant Systems as Inhibitors of Corrosion on Metallic Surfaces
• Chapter 20. The Role of Corrosion Inhibitors in Protecting Metallic Structures against Corrosion in Harsh Environments
• Chapter 21. Petroleum Products Transporting Pipeline Corrosion—A Review
• Chapter 22. Aerogels in the Environment Protection
• Chapter 23. Effective Utilization of Solid Waste from Leather Industry
• Chapter 24. Applications of Porous Media Combustion Technology
• Chapter 25. Colloids in the Environmental Protection—Current and Future Trends
• Index