Piezocatalysis as a Sustainable Solution for Microbial Eradication and Wastewater Treatment

Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

Souravi Bardhan, Maulin P. Shah

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443340666
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Piezocatalysis as a Sustainable Solution for Microbial Eradication and Wastewater Treatment: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes comprehensively elucidates insights into the principles and applications of piezocatalysis. The book explains, in detail, the mechanism of the process and explores various approaches and the latest breakthroughs in material synthesis and designing for piezocatalysis. It explains how piezocatalysis offers a unique advantage by simultaneously degrading pollutants and controlling microbial populations, and that this dual action streamlines the wastewater treatment process and enhances overall efficiency. Along with providing practical insights into how piezocatalysis is being employed to tackle wastewater issues, this book focuses on the recent developments, outlining their challenges and future opportunities. The book provides versatile solutions that are capable of degrading a wide range of pollutants, including recalcitrant organic compounds and microbial contaminants, and as such, enabling the degradation of various water pollutants and removal of pathogenic microbes. Researchers in academia and industry will find this to be a very important resource for learning about the implementation of piezocatalysis for wastewater remediation. - Highlights limitations and challenges faced by existing techniques for the degradation of pollutants and microbial load in wastewater - Discusses the latest innovations and modifications in tailoring piezocatalytic materials for greater efficiency - Provides detailed insights into how to apply piezocatalysis for simultaneous pollutant degradation and microbial control - Includes practical applications that showcase the industrial feasibility of piezocatalysis

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1 Introduction to piezocatalysis
• Chapter 2 Design and fabrication of piezo-responsive materials
• Chapter 3 Synthetic polymers for piezocatalysis
• Chapter 4 Biopolymers for piezocatalysis
• Chapter 5 Mechanism and applications of ultrasonic and mechanical stirring-based piezocatalysis for wastewater treatment
• Chapter 6 Piezocatalytic disinfection of wastewater
• Chapter 7 Carbon nanostructures-based piezocatalytic treatment of industrial wastewater
• Chapter 8 Piezocatalysis for removal of pesticides and pharmaceutical wastes from wastewater
• Chapter 9 Advancing synergistic wastewater treatment: a novel hybrid approach of piezophotocatalysis for the removal of emerging contaminants
• Chapter 10 Piezocatalytic developments in industrial wastewater treatment: future prospects and challenges
• Index