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Advanced Materials and Technologies for Wastewater Treatment discusses the methods and technologies of physical, chemical, biological, and thermo-catalytic treatment techniques. It includes the treatment of waste generated by municipal, agro-industry, and other industries including chemical, biomedical, pharmaceutical, textile, and other sectors.
FEATURES
Covers implementation of advanced water and wastewater treatment techniques, with a focus on pollutant or pathogen removal
Includes qualitative and quantitative analyses
Focuses on physical, chemical, and biological treatment technologies
Discusses the advancements of materials and technologies applicable to both potable water and wastewater from industrial and municipal sources
Explores future challenges and viable solutions
This book is aimed at chemical and environmental engineers and researchers seeking a thorough treatment of innovative water treatment materials and techniques for practical applications.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Wastewater
Mamta Saiyad
Chapter 2 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Water
C R Venkateswara Rao
Chapter 3 Need for Advanced Materials and Technologies:
The Sustainability Argument
Neeraj Kumari, Sushma, and Firdaus Parveen
Chapter 4 Physical Processes in Wastewater Treatment
Ning Zhang, Ankur Dwivedi, and Amita Chaudhary
Chapter 5 Polymers as Coagulants for Wastewater Treatment
Sai Harsha Bhamidipati, Dharani Prasad Vadlamudi,
and Sudheshna Moka
Chapter 6 Ultrasonic Wastewater Treatment
Gul Afreen and Sreedevi Upadhyayula
Chapter 7 Chemistry in Wastewater Treatment
Sonali Sengupta and Chandan Kumar Pal
Chapter 8 Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment
Gunjan Deshmukh and Haresh Manyar
Chapter 9 Catalytic Ozonation Processes for Wastewater Treatment
Jose A. Lara-Ramos, Fiderman Machuca-Martinez,
Miguel A. Mueses, and Jennyfer Diaz-Angulo
Chapter 10 Biological/Biochemical Processes in Wastewater Treatment
Mushtaq Ahmad Rather and Parveena Bano
Chapter 11 Role of Biochar in Water Treatment
Biswajit Saha and Sonali Sengupta
Chapter 12 Microalgae for Removing Pharmaceutical Compounds
from Wastewater
Eliana M. Jimenez-Bambague, Aura C. Ortiz-Escobar,
Carlos A. Madera-Parra, and Fiderman Machuca-Martinez
Chapter 13 Processes for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater
Nimish Shah, Ankur H. Dwivedi, and Shibu G. Pillai
Chapter 14 Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
Pablo Ortiz
Chapter 15 Challenges, Innovations, and Future Prospects in
Transforming Future Wastewater Treatment Plants into
Resource Recovery Facilities
Krishna Kumar Nedunuri
About the author
Prof. Sreedevi Upadhyayula started her career as a senior design engineer for refinery systems and is currently a Professor in Chemical Engineering Department at IIT Delhi, India. Her research interests include synthesis and characterization of adsorbents and catalytic materials for photocatalysis applied to waste water treatment and other pollutant mitigation, modeling of environmentally benign reactions in refineries and petrochemical industry heterogeneous catalysis, kinetics and modeling of environmentally benign reactions in refineries and petrochemical industry. Dr. Amita Chaudhary completed her doctoral degree in "Development of low-cost absorbent for capturing CO2 from post combustion systems" from Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, INDIA. She is currently working as an assistant professor at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India. She has She has done her UG and PG in Chemistry Honours and Organic Chemistry from C.C.S University, Meerut, India respectively. Her research interests are in wastewater treatment, waste management, and CO2 sequestration and utilization. Her research work has been published in reputed journals.
Summary
This book discusses advanced materials and technologies used in wastewater treatment. It includes the treatment of waste generated by municipal, agro-industry, and other industries including chemical, biomedical, pharmaceutical, textile, and other sectors.
