Elsevier Nanomaterials for the Detection and Removal of Wastewater Pollutants (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Nanomaterials for the Detection and Removal of Wastewater Pollutants assesses the role of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in improving both the detection and removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater that originates from municipal and industrial plants. The book covers how nanotechnology is being used to remove common contaminants, including dyes, chlorinated solvents, nitrites/nitrates, and emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products and pesticides. Sections cover nanofiltration, adsorption and remediation. Nanomaterial immobilization recovery is also addressed, along with the quantification of heat/mass transport limitations, sizing aspects and transport phenomena. Finally, regulatory aspects regarding contaminants and nanoparticles in the environment are covered. This book is an important resource for both materials scientists and environmental scientists looking to see how nanotechnology can play a role in making wastewater a less hazardous part of the global ecosystem. Review Shows how nanotechnology is playing a crucial role in detecting and removing contaminants in wastewater From the Back Cover Nanomaterials for the Detection and Removal of Wastewater Pollutants assesses the role of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in improving both the detection and removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater, originating from both municipal and industrial plants. The book presents an overall picture of how nanotechnology is being used to remove common contaminants, including dyes, chlorinated solvents, and nitrites/nitrates, and emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and pesticides. A variety of different means for efficient water contaminants removal are discussed, including nanofiltration, to adsorption, and remediation. Aspects concerning the techniques for nanomaterials immobilization recovery are also addressed, along with the quantification of heat/mass transport limitations, sizing aspects and transport phenomena. Finally, regulatory aspects regarding contaminants and nanoparticles in the environment are also covered. This book is an important resource for both materials scientists and environmental scientists looking to see how nanotechnology can play a role in making wastewater a less hazardous part of the global ecosystem. About the Author Barbara Bonelli is Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Applied Science and Technology and INSTM Unit of Torino Politecnico at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research focuses on the synthesis and physico-chemical characterization of nanomaterials to be used for adsorption, catalysis and photocalysis, as well as for environmental remediation. Francesca S Freyria is a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie fellow in the Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Her research focuses on the development of innovative catalytic and photocatalytic mesoporous materials for the abatement of pollutants in wastewater and on luminescent solar heterostructures for artificial photosynthesis. Ilenia Rossetti is Associate Professor of Chemical Industrial Plants at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Milan, Italy. Her research focuses on the design of chemical plants, reactors and heterogeneous catalytic processes. Rajandrea Sethi is Professor in the Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Polytechnic University of Torino, Italy. He is the head of Groundwater Engineering Group and his studies focus on flow and contaminant transport modelling, colloidal transport in porous media, groundwater monitoring, development of novel environmental reclamation technologies, and environmental nanotechnologies.