Aquananotechnology

Global Prospects

David E. Reisner, T. Pradeep

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781040219393
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Biomedical Science

The world's fresh water supplies are dwindling rapidly-even wastewater is now considered an asset. By 2025, most of the world's population will be facing serious water stresses and shortages. Aquananotechnology: Global Prospects breaks new ground with its informative and innovative introduction of the application of nanotechnology to the remediatio

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Editors
• Contributors
• Dedication Page
• 1 Bimodal UV-Assisted Nano-TiO2 Catalyst—Crumb Rubber Device for Treatment of Contaminated Water
• 2 Hierarchical Carbon and Hydrogels for Sensing, Remediation in Drinking Water, and Aquaculture Drug Delivery
• 3 Use of Nanomaterials in Water Remediation by a Subcriticai Water Process
• 4 Reduction of Priority Pollutants by Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron in Subsurface Environments
• 5 Nanotoxicity: Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems
• 6 SonoPhotoCatalytic Cavitation (SPCC) in Water Treatment
• 7 Bilge and Ballast Water Treatment Using Nanotechnology
• 8 Nanoengineered Organosilica Materials for the Treatment of Produced Water
• 9 Arsenic Removal Metrics That Commercialized the Drinking Water Market
• 10 Commercialization of Nano from Water Sensors to Membranes
• 11 Nano-Photocatalytic Materials for Environmental Applications
• 12 Engineered Polymers and Organic-Inorganic Hybrids as Antimicrobial Materials for Water Disinfection
• 13 Key Water Treatment Technologies and Their Use by Several Industrial Segments and Future Potential for Nanotechnology
• 14 Iron-Based Magnetic Nanomaterials in Wastewater Treatment
• 15 Sustainable Clean Water: Closing the Cycle
• 16 Thin Film Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membranes
• 17 Technological Developments in Water Defluoridation
• 18 Nanotechnology Tunneling in the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC): Nano Zerovalent Iron for Underground Water Remediation
• 19 Engineered Nanoscale Materials for Defluoridation of Groundwater
• 20 Advances in Nanostructured Polymers and Membranes for Removal of Heavy Metals in Water
• 21 Point-of-Drinking Water Purification Innovation: The Water Initiative
• 22 WaterHealth International: Decentralized Systems Provide Sustainable Drinking Water
• 23 Electrospun Nanofibers in Water Purification
• 24 Light-Activated Nanotechnology for Drinking Water Purification
• 25 Modified TiO2-Based Photocatalytic Systems for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water
• 26 Noble Metal Nanosystems for Drinking Water Purification: From Nanoparticles to Clusters
• 27 Water Desalination: Emerging and Existing Technologies
• 28 Challenges and Opportunities for Nanotechnology in the Energy-Water Nexus
• 29 Nanotechnology in Passive Atmospheric Water Capture
• 30 Evaluation of a Zinc Clinoptilolite (ZZ®) for Drinking Water Treatment
• 31 Phosphorous Removal and Recovery Using Nanotechnology
• 32 Nanomaterials Persuasive in Long History of Pursuing Perchlorates
• 33 Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using Bioswales Augmented with Advanced Nanoengineered Materials
• 34 Graphene: Applications in Environmental Remediation and Sensing
• 35 Quantitative High Throughput Assay for Detection of Biologically Active Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water
• 36 Novel Carbon-Based Nanoadsorbents for Water Purification
• 37 Engineered Nanomaterials for Landfill Leachate Treatment in the Humid Tropics: The Sri Lankan Perspective
• 38 Al13 Cluster Nano flocculants for Remediation of Dissolved Organic Compounds and Colloidal Particles in Water
• 39 GE Water Provides Portfolio of Nano tech Membrane-Based Solutions