Nanotechnology for Sustainable Water Resources

In this book, we have summarized recent progresses due to novel nanomaterials for sustainable water resources. Book provides a summary of the state of the art knowledge to scientists, engineers and policy makers, about recent developments due to nanotechnology for sustainable water resources arena. The advances in sustainable water resources technologies in the context of modern society's interests will be considered preferably which allow to identify grand challenges and directions for future research. The book contributors have been selected from all over the world and the essential functions of the nanotechnologies have presented rather than their anticipated applications. Moreover, up to date knowledge on economy, toxicity and regulation related to nanotechnology are presented in detail. In the end, role of nanotechnology for green and sustainable future has also been briefly debated.

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Ajay Kumar Mishra is a full Professor at the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at College of Science, Engineering & Technology, University of South Africa. He received his MPhil and PhD degrees in 2003 and 2007 respectively from The University of Delhi, India. He is also working as an Adjunct Professor at Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials, nanocomposites, biopolymers, smart materials, CNT and graphene-based composite materials and water research. He has authored more than 100 scientific journal articles and edited several books. C.M. Hussain is an Adjunct Professor, Academic Advisor and Lab Director at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, USA.

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Part I Nanotechnology for Natural Resources

1 Application of Nanotechnology in Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment and Other Domains of Environmental Engineering Science A Broad Scientific Perspective and Critical Review 3
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1.1 Introduction 4

1.2 The Vision of the Study 5

1.3 The Need and the Rationale of the Study 6

1.4 The Scope of the Study 7

1.5 Environmental Sustainability, the Vision to Move Forward and the Immense Challenges 7

1.6 Water and Wastewater Treatment The Scientific Doctrine and Immense Scientific Cognizance 7

1.6.1 Nanotechnology and Drinking Water Treatment 8

1.6.2 Nanotechnology and Industrial Wastewater Treatment 8

1.7 The Scientific Vision of Membrane Science 9

1.7.1 Classification of Membrane Separation Processes 9

1.7.2 A Review of Water Treatment Membrane Technologies 9

1.8 Recent Scientific Endeavour in the Field of Membrane Separation Processes 11

1.9 Recent Scientific Pursuit in the Field of Application of Nanotechnology in Water Treatment 11

1.10 Scientific Motivation and Objectives in Application of Nanotechnology in Wastewater Treatment 15

1.11 Desalination and the Future of Human Society 16

1.11.1 Recent Scientific Endeavour in the Field of Desalination Procedure 16

1.11.2 Scientific Motivation and Objectives in Desalination Science 18

1.12 NanofiltrationTechnologies, the Future of Reverse Osmosis and the Scientific Vision of Global Water Issues 19

1.13 Recent Advances in Membrane Science and Technology in Seawater Desalination 19

1.14 Recent Scientific Endeavour in the Field of Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Forward Osmosis and Other Branches of Membrane Science 20

1.14.1 Scientific Motivation and Technological Objectives in the Field of Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis and the Innovative World of Forward Osmosis 21

1.15 Current and Potential Applications for Water and Wastewater Treatment 22

1.15.1 Vision of Adsorption Techniques 22

1.15.2 Potential Application in Water Treatment 22

1.15.3 The Avenues of Membranes and Membrane Processes 23

1.15.4 The Science of Disinfection and Microbial Control 23

1.15.5 Potential Applications in Water Treatment 24

1.16 Water Treatment Membrane Technologies 24

1.17 Non-Traditional Advanced Oxidation Techniques and its Wide Vision 25

1.17.1 Ozonation Technique and its Broad Application in Environmental Engineering Science 25

1.17.2 Scientific Motivation and Objectives in Ozonation Technique 26

1.18 Scientific Cognizance, Scientific Vision and the Future Avenues of Nanotechnology 26

1.18.1 The True Challenge and Vision of Industrial Wastewater Treatment 26

1.19 Advanced Oxidation Processes, Non-Traditional Environmental Engineering Techniques and its Vision for the Future 27

1.19.1 Scientific Research Endeavour in the Field of Advanced Oxidation Processes 27

1.20 Environmental Sustainability, the Futuristic Technologies and the Wide Vision of Nanotechnology 30

1.20.1 Vision of Science, Avenues of Nanotechnology and the Future of Industrial Pollution Control 30

1.20.2 Technological Validation, the Science of Industrial Wastewater Treatment and the Vision Towards Future 31

1.21 Integrated Water Quality Management System and Global Water Issues 31

1.21.1 Groundwater Remediation and Global Water Initiatives 31

1.21.2 Arsenic Groundwater Remediation, the Future of Environmental Engineering Science and the Vision for the Future 32

1.21.3 Scientific Motivation and Objectives in the Field of Arsenic Groundwater Remediation 32

1.21.4 Vision of Application of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Tackling Global Groundwater Quality Issues 33

1.21.5 Heavy Metal Groundwater Contamination and Solutions 33

1.21.6 Arsenic Groundwater Contamination and Vision for the Future 34

1.22 Integrated Groundwater Quality Management System and the Vision for the Future 34

1.23 Membrane Science and Wastewater Reclamation 34

1.24 Future of Groundwater Heavy Metal Remediation and Application of Nanotechnology 35 1...