Biopolymers for Water Purification
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Biopolymers for Water Purification

  1. 523 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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Biopolymers for Water Purification

About this book

Understand the future of water treatment with this groundbreaking introduction

There are few more requirements for human life more vital than clean water. Increasingly, however, both developed and developing countries are facing significant challenges to the maintenance of clean water sources, with population growth, industrial pollution, hazardous water contamination, and climate impact all taking a toll. With conventional methods of water purification proving less and less satisfactory, attention is increasingly turning to biopolymers extracted from natural sources, such as cellulose and chitosan, for their potential as renewable water treatment agents.

Biopolymers for Water Purification provides an overview of this growing field of study and its recent developments. It covers key techniques for synthesizing and modifying biopolymers, as well as their roles in treating water pollution and meeting targeted water quality requirements. The result is a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this field with potentially immense ramifications for long-term human life. It is the first book solely dedicated to the engineering of biopolymer-based membranes for water purification and promises to become a landmark in the field.

Biopolymers for Water Purification readers will also find:

  • Detailed treatment of important polymers including chitin, glycogen, kerating, and more
  • Discussion of ongoing challenges and directions for future research
  • Introduction to the history and characterization of biopolymers

Biopolymers for Water Purification is a useful reference for polymer chemists, water chemists, materials scientists, engineering scientists, and advanced postgraduate researchers in any of these or related fields.

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Yes, you can access Biopolymers for Water Purification by Sabu Thomas,Georgi J. Vadakkekara,Hanna J. Maria in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Industrial & Technical Chemistry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9783527350094
eBook ISBN
9783527835881
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Industrial & Technical Chemistry

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1 A Bibliometric Analysis on the Application of Biopolymers in Water Purification
  8. Chapter 2 Extraction of Biopolymers from Nature and Their Characterization
  9. Chapter 3 Synthesis of Biopolymers and Characterization
  10. Chapter 4 Importance of Water and Water Quality
  11. Chapter 5 Microcellulose Membranes for Water Purification
  12. Chapter 6 Nanocellulose and Their Composite Membranes for Water Purification
  13. Chapter 7 Lignin Polymers for Water Treatment
  14. Chapter 8 Use of Cellulosic Material and Natural Fibers in Wastewater Treatment
  15. Chapter 9 Starch Polymers: Their Blends, Gels, and Composites Membranes for Water Purification
  16. Chapter 10 Chitosan Polymers: Their Blends, IPNs, Gels, and Composites Membranes for Water Purification
  17. Chapter 11 The Production of Chitin, Nanochitin Polymers, and Their Composite Membranes for Water Purification
  18. Chapter 12 Polysaccharide‐Based Water Purifying Materials
  19. Chapter 13 Biocatalytic Membrane for Seawater Purification
  20. Chapter 14 Biopolymer‐Coated Nanoparticles for Water Purification
  21. Chapter 15 Modification of Cellulose for Preparing Hydrogels and Removing Metals in Contaminated Water
  22. Index
  23. EULA