Nanotechnology for Water and Wastewater Treatment

The rapid development of nanoscience enables a technology revolution that will soon impact virtually every facet of the water sector. Yet, there is still too little understanding of what nanoscience and nanotechnology is, what can it do and whether to fear it or not, even among the educated public a...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lens, P. N. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : IWA Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Water > Purification > Technological innovations.
Sewage > Purification.
Nanotechnology.
Nanostructured materials > Environmental aspects.
Nanotechnology > Environmental aspects.
Eau > Épuration > Innovations.
Eaux usées > Épuration.
Nanomatériaux > Aspect de l'environnement.
Nanotechnologie.
Nanotechnologie > Aspect de l'environnement.
SCIENCE > Applied Sciences.
Nanotechnology
Sewage > Purification
Water > Purification > Technological innovations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • Chapter 1: Nanotechnology for water and wastewater treatment: potentials and limitations
  • 1.1 Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
  • 1.2 Nanotechnology for Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • 1.3 Overview of Existing Applications and Current Trends
  • 1.3.1 New materials for membrane filtration
  • 1.3.2 Nanomaterials for catalysis and photocatalysis
  • 1.3.3 Nanomaterials for water disinfection
  • 1.3.4 Nanomaterials for pollutant adsorption
  • 1.3.4.1 Carbon based nanomaterials
  • 1.3.4.2 Metal based nanomaterials1.3.5 Nanoscale zero-valent iron
  • 1.4 Practical Aspects
  • 1.4.1 Technical developments for direct applications of nanoparticles in water treatment
  • 1.4.2 Costs and performance
  • 1.4.3 Toxicity, fate and transport of nanomaterials
  • 1.5 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Environmental and human health effects of nanomaterials used in water and waste water treatment
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials on Human Health and the Environment
  • 2.2.1 Human health
  • 2.2.1.1 Carbon based nanomaterials2.2.1.2 Metal based nanomaterials
  • 2.2.2 Ecotoxicological effects
  • 2.2.2.1 Aquatic ecotoxicology
  • 2.2.2.1.1 Carbon based nanomaterials
  • 2.2.2.1.2 Metal based nanomaterials
  • 2.2.2.2 Terrestrial ecotoxicology
  • 2.2.2.2.1 Soil microorganisms
  • 2.2.2.2.2 Soil invertebrates
  • 2.2.2.2.3 Plants
  • 2.3 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Life cycle assessment of nanomaterials: towards green nanotechnology
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
  • 3.2.1 What is LCA?
  • 3.2.2 Benefit of LCA
  • 3.2.3 ISO14040 series3.2.4 General limitation of LCA
  • 3.3 LCA for Nanotechnology
  • 3.3.1 Nanotechnology and LCA
  • 3.3.2 Challenges, limitations and obstacles specific to nanotechnology (Kloepffer et al., 2007)
  • 3.4 Water Research & LCA of Nanomaterials
  • 3.5 Overview of Case Studies
  • 3.6 New Approaches to the LCA of Nanomaterials
  • 3.7 Suggested Improvement
  • 3.8 International Efforts
  • 3.9 Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Physical and chemical analysis of nanoparticles
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Sample Preparation
  • Prefractionation4.2.1 Filtration
  • 4.2.2 Centrifugal-sedimentation techniques
  • 4.3 Methods for Determining Bulk Particle Concentration
  • 4.4 Physical Characterization
  • 4.4.1 Separation techniques
  • 4.4.1.1 Size exclusion chromatography
  • 4.4.1.2 Capillary electrophoresis
  • 4.4.1.3 Hydrodynamic chromatography
  • 4.4.1.4 Field flow fractionation
  • 4.4.2 Methods for assessing the shape, size distribution and surface structure of nanoparticles
  • 4.4.2.1 Scanning electron microscopy
  • 4.4.2.2 Transmission electron microscopy

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